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The Gilded Age by Mark Twain in his 1873 novel /The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today, which satirized the era's materialism and political corruption is just what this King has ordered in his Megabill~

There was economic prosperity,
tho unconscionable social inequality
as a few “robber barons” tycoons
amassed great fortunes, 
whereas degradation inflicted dire poverty, 
mass starvation from petty wages
and long suffered humiliation 
spawned a widened path and following stages
Arising of labor movements, 
for better rights and conditions
narrowing the gap ‘tween the CEO 
and the working Joe         
killed for organizing strikes  
The Gilded Age was notorious 
political corruption made glorious
influencing many politicians 
dominating were the captains of industry
An era of the rise of patronage systems 
and widespread bribery and kickbacks 
eroding trust in the government 
Lack of effective regulation
contributed monopolist’s chasm reign 
solidifying rich/poor disparity 
We’ve forgotten that era and are in the midst 
of repeating the plunder
A royal signature enshrines greed now just as then,
making America for the privileged gilded again
His majesty has his victory lap
and with no room for a generation gap
he’ll sign the Big Beautiful Bill
On this Independence Day
A gilded new age awaits his will

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