America claims it is a meritorious society, somewhat true, somewhat not, but unfortunately when it comes to money and power it seems that most people who obtain lots of it, have an innate tendency to behave in such an undemocratic manner so as to believe that their vision, their power, and their money, should never end, because they and their legacy surely know what is best. America was suppose to be a refuge for those seeking religious freedom in which it is a basic tenet of Christianity that you cannot serve both God and mammon as we read in Matthew 6:24: "No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon." This implies quite strongly that those that have immense monetary power within this country are inherently inclined to have principles that are inimical to America. Walter Huston in "The Treasure of Sierra Madre" said it best, "I know what gold does to men's souls."
While America has plenty of dynasties, such as the Du Pont's, the Mellon's, the Busch's, the Hearst's, and so forth, there is just something particularly compelling about the original John D. Rockefeller, who as reported by forbes.com was at one point: "… reigning over a monopoly that refined as much as 90 percent of America’s oil." John D. Rockefeller along with his brother William Rockefeller and four other notables, created Standard Oil, which ultimately was dissolved under the Sherman Antitrust Act and split into 34 separate companies. Yet, years later, Exxon, formerly Standard Oil of New Jersey, as well as Mobil, formerly Standard Oil of New York, would merge into ExxonMobil, and become the most profitable multinational corporation in the history of America, in fact, the five most profitable years for any corporation in American history, are all held by Exxon/Mobil.
The Rockefellers' rose to great temporal power, for instance Nelson Rockefeller was Governor of New York from 1959 through 1973, and later Vice President of the United States from 1974-1977. Winthrop Rockefeller was Governor of Arkansas from 1967-1971. Jay Rockefeller was the Governor of West Virginia from 1977-1985 and later the United States Senator of West Virginia from 1985-2015. In regards to banking, Equitable Trust Company to which the largest stockholder of such was John D. Rockefeller was acquired by Chase Bank, to which Winthrop W. Aldrich was chairman, and himself the brother-in-law of John D. Rockefeller. David Rockefeller began working for Chase bank in 1946, to which Chase later merged with the Bank of Manhattan, eventually becoming Chairman of the Board of Chase Manhattan for twenty years, which ultimately was merged into JPMorgan Chase, the biggest bank in America, with over $2 trillion in assets.
The Rockefeller name is well known throughout America, with the Rockefeller Foundation as well as the Rockefeller Center, being their most recognizable standing institutions. The Rockefeller dynasty has been empowered for nearly 150 years, to which the Rockefellers' have been able to pass along their money and their influence to generation after generation, without any recognizable end. This means that if you are so fortunate as to be born into the Rockefeller dynasty than you can take for granted things that most Americans will either never have or on the other hand have to obtain by their own merit and hard work. Sure, the Rockefellers' should be entitled to pass along something for their progeny but not so much that the Rockefellers' become a perpetual aristocracy within America; because remember that a country that will not dip its national flag, not for a king, and not for another country, should certainly not do so for the likes of a Rockefeller.