Browse Dictionary By Tag: robber barrons
Rich and greedy who prey upon the poor, helpless and downtrodden; deserving of restraint in a free society. Original, home-grown American unions provided honorable relief from the profiteers during the Robber Barron Era in America, but modern labor unions became the profiteers themselves.
The profiteers forced the company to close because it couldn't compete with the low cost of foreign-made products produced with a market-based pay scales instead of strong-arm tactics.