Making the Rich Pay (1921-1946)
Show: Capitalism in America: The Cult of Wealth --> Season: 1 - Miniseries
AirDate: 11/7/2023
Runtime: 60
Voting: 7 (1)

Overview: The millionaires' paradise was destroyed by the crash of 1929, which plunged the country into the Great Depression and mass unemployment. Enraged by greed and tax evasion, Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt, reelected in 1936, advocated controlled capitalism.