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Morgan,Rockefeller and Carnegie were robber barons They were considered cruel and ruthless. Carnegie made his employees work long hours and gave them little pay he even tried to stop unions in his company. Employees pointed out that Rockefeller could have paid his workers a fairer wage and settled for being a half billionaire. Morgan criticized for creating monopolies by making it difficult for any business to compete against his.
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