The so-called power elite of the 1950s and 1960s held positions of authority in the military, corporate and political realms, and the several hundred of them ruled over the U.S. economy and policies. They had positions that granted them such power; today, that power has devolved to the several hundred extremely wealthy, who are not shy about forcing their best interests ahead of everyone else’s and funding the political campaigns of those who would eliminate any governmental restraints on their reach and influence. The wealthy benefited from the 2010 Supreme Court decision and huge tax cuts of 2017, and they quickly found their way into the corridors of power as both participants and funders. The current administration has weakened regulatory controls, leaving the extremely wealthy to act, seemingly, with impunity. Economic power and loosened regulatory conditions have generated practices that in a prior era might have been called insider trading. At the same time, the Trump administration is supporting cryptocurrencies in ways that financially benefit the Trump family and wealthy families in his administration. Only juries and courts have made any headway in slowing the advance of the extremely wealthy individuals and institutions. Anger at the billionaires and their effect on the regulatory environment alongside the dwindling opportunities for the average citizen to realize some version of the American Dream are driving more anger that is surfacing in acts of violence, which could lead to major social disruptions this year.