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Rise of the 10X Class The robber barons of the 21st Century are the people who used to sit next to you at the office. The Split Everyone is worried about the concentration of economic power in the hands of a small number of people. This discussion is usually focused on tech billionaires and the companies they created Amazon, Google, Facebook, and to a lesser extent, Apple, Twitter, and even Tesla. But a less conspicuous class is about to amass vast economic power. That class is composed of working people who do not own companies or employ anyone else. Before we get to them, let us consider what the source of rising inequality is. Alfred Marshal ascribed it to intelligence, luck, the availability of capital, and technological progress: ....
A new amusement park could be coming to Wisconsin Dells but it will need further approval from the city and state before construction can start. The Wisconsin Dells Plan Commission approved a conditional use permit and site plan for Lower Dells Adventures, LLC to construct the first phase of an outdoor amusement park at its meeting Monday. Lower Dells Adventure LLC Owner Adam Makowski presents his plans to construct The Land of Natura amusement park on over 70 acres of property near the lower Wisconsin River in Wisconsin Dells. The plan commission approved a conditional use permit and site plan for phase 1 of the project March 8 and will go to the common council for further review at its March 15 meeting. ....