The Battle of the Rich White Guys

The Battle of the Rich White Guys

Ben Cartwright of Bonanza v. Gordon Gekko of Wall Street

By John F. Miglio

From the late 1950s to the early 1970s, a time when America had a flourishing middle class, strong labor unions, and a highly progressive tax code, one of the most popular shows on TV was Bonanza.   It was about Ben Cartwright, a wealthy rancher who owned over 500,000 acres of majestic land north of Lake Tahoe called the Ponderosa.

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