money media politics pick two of the three and you can control the world three out of three and you rule the world welcome back to m.a everyone i'm your host rachel fisher and today we are discussing some of the richest and most influential people of all time from old to new money today we count down our list of top 10 most powerful families who secretly rule the world let's get started number 10 the mars family i want candy you want candy we all want candy the mars family owns mars inc which is and you guessed it the mars bar company they are one of the world's largest candy and pet food companies right like what how do those go together you know kind of weird the family themselves come from humble beginnings frank mars started mars inc way back in 1911 when he started selling candy from his kitchen in tacoma washington the malt flavored nougat we all know and love wasn't actually made until 1929 when they came up with the milky way how exactly they made the transition from candy to pet food is like beyond me but that aspect of the biz expanded in 2017. they acquired the animal hospital company vca making a 9 billion investment overall the company is worth get ready 40 billion dollars in sales what so they're rich and they own candy well okay they're really rich and they own candy for one they can influence anyone and consider the fact that sugar is considered an addictive substance and then also willy wonka right fiction or non-fiction candy is a big deal imagine a world without it number nine the morgans the morgans sound like the family that lives next door who outdo everyone when it comes to like holiday decorations but i'm talking about the jp morgans who could probably do that and control the world at the same time the morgan family is one of the most influential american families their dynasty is tied to banking and you have probably heard the name jp morgan over like a hundred times in passing at the turn of the century morgan was the most influential businessman in america he was so admired and respected that on the day of his funeral the stock exchange remained closed until 12 pm to give you an idea about how much financial success he attained he bailed out the us treasury twice his ability to do this no doubt caused great uneasiness among other people and resulted in the development of the reserve system in late 1913. today the morgans still maintain their political and financial influence not just in the u.s but also in europe as their company is there as well so world connections number eight pritzer arriving from ukraine late in the 19th century the pritzer family made everyone believe that the american dream could be reality 50 years into their journey as entrepreneurs they finally started to invest in real estate that one decision led to over 900 hotels the family owns today plus an airline and a cruise line just for like extra pizzazz ever heard of the hyatts that's them like many on this list they are not without shares in different financial institutions amplifying their influence after all if you've got your hands on someone else's money well you can pretty much do what you want jb pritzer was the governor of illinois in 2019 so there's the political influence and his sister penny worked as the secretary of commerce in the obama administration so not only are they the ninth on the forbes list of richest families their political influence is even more obvious their net worth is over 32.5 billion dollars which they use to back the presidential campaigns of obama and hillary clinton an astounding astounding amount of wealth which of course has been met with competition and strife liesel pritzer simmons once a child actress known for little princess didn't know this now a prominent impact investor actually sued her own father along with her entire family in 2002. her father and cousins looted her and her brother's trust funds so she filed a 6 billion lawsuit settling with 500 million plus 280 million in cash plus more control over her trust valued at 170 million so not quite the six billion she wanted but still no complaints i hope no complaints number seven the house of windsor whether you consider that in the figureheads of the monarchy the house of windsor remains one of the most powerful families in the world they are the reigning family monarchy in great britain and although they may not be the richest on this list their wealth does not simply lie in money the windsors reigned over the entire british empire which of course included the fruits of the colonial pursuits of jolly old england from years past their colonies protectorates and dominion spread across the world they were also recognized as the official monarchy of several independent countries therefore their wealth is in many pies as it were along with the fanfare that follows people are obsessed with them like the whole meghan markle thing it's nuts queen elizabeth ii is the head of the family the church and the commander-in-chief of great britain's military troops along with performing her duties as supreme ruler of 15 autonomous countries fun fact um this is a fun fact my grandparents met her twice at the queen's garden party and they said hi and she's very queenly and that was all i really found out about that but that was cool number six rockefeller john davidson rockefeller may have picked up a few tricks from his dad when he started his american empire son of a con man rockefeller bought out several owners of cleveland's largest oil refinery in 1865. then he just he just kept going buying out competitors left right and center which led him to take over 90 of america's refineries and pipelines but beneath all that success were dubious dealings with corporate spies secret railroad deals bribery leading the u.s attorney to sue standard oil after this came to light however the trial only resulted in the company breaking off into 34 sub companies and allowed rockefeller to maintain ownership by the time john d died his assets equaled out to 1.5 percent of america's total economic output that's more than anybody has ever made today today the 200 descendants of the rockefeller family have a net worth of over 11 billion which is significantly less than what they had before though their considerable wealth is not what it once was their name still carries immense weight to this day jon's grandson david rockefeller is the man who stirred up rumors of conspiracy in the 1950s due to his highly secretive meetings his enigmatic behavior added to fuel to the fire towards the suspicion that the rockefeller family seeks to gain or maintain control of the world number five the house of sod i feel like if you even have your baby toe dipped in oil somewhere in the world in a metaphorical sense of horse you can control the world it's just it's it's the most important thing we use it all the time the house of zod is the royal family of saudi arabia they like many powerful families on this list have old money especially since they are descendants of the founder of the first saudi state the king of saudi arabia reigns with absolute power meaning he could make anything he want happen at the snap of his fingers they could start a war if they wanted to and that they have they consider the country to be an asset especially since they reign on precious crude oil reserves about 20 of the world's global resources the entire house of sod has 15 000 members so to be clear we are specifically talking about the 2000 members of the inner circle the actual family under the king of saudi arabia can get any job they want so long as it's in the country number four the bush family yup we mean that one of course you would expect the families on this list to have political connections otherwise how else would you rule the world their family has made it into the political offices for over 70 years with good old g.w bush being the 43rd president but of course we must discuss a pretty cd scandal documents finally declassified in 2003 revealed that prescott sheldon bush had dealings with the german army during world war ii the guardian reported in 2004 that prescott worked for and profited from companies closely involved with the german businesses that finance the man who rhymes with mittler's rise to power meaning he could have been prosecuted for providing air and comfort to the enemy that killed millions of innocents additionally this is crazy additionally he continued his support after it was revealed what the yahtzees were doing and you know what i mean by nazis i just can't say it because youtube censorship oh i hate it but anyways the documents even imply that the u.s knew where the camps were and could have disabled them long before they were finally discovered number three rothschild the conspiracies surrounding this family appeared to me never ending some of them may be right after all the possibilities are endless when you carry that much influence in your wallet the rothschilds are one of the most wealthy families in the world and their legacy goes all the way back to the 17th century that is the oldest money i think we have on this list mayor amsho rothschild established a banking business back then and became the personal banker for the german royal families his five sons then took the business and expanded it into london paris frankfurt vienna and naples british and french war evers have relied on their funding including the napoleonic MOST VENOMOUS SNAKES wars in 1803 to 1815. this family literally had a hand in the success of war if that's not power then i don't know what is though their business remains in control of banking they also have hands in real estate oil and construction so basically everything around us number two the murdocks no i'm not talking about the canadian classic everybody watches on a sunday that's been running forever murdoch mysteries how are you but same name to say the media plays a huge role in every part of our lives is an understatement even to say that it's at the rate we consume media on our phones on the subway on the street tv computer on headphones you'd have to head to the alaskan triangle just to get away from it which is why the murdochs are so damn powerful the murdochs controls several broadcasting networks they're reach stretching across three continents so needless to say their influence has very little borders their imperialism began in australia by a political reporter for the melbourne papers keith murdoch keith climbed his way up to editor and after he figured out how to double the sales he became ceo his son robert followed in his footsteps as a reporter and together they formed the news corporation which held the power of australia's media in the palm of their hands but the corporation now owns 20th century fox fox news myspace and dow jones plus i think a few more however there is no fame without scandal and 2011 the news corps was prosecuted for illegal phone tapping of celebrities the royal family and even bribe police and special units people thought that maybe i don't know like maybe this should topple the entire empire but it didn't it remains standing and who knows what's happening behind the scenes and last but not least number one the waltons and hitting in at number one on the forbes list of america's richest families we have the waltons their net worth being 247 billion dollars fun fact if you were to start counting to a billion today it would take you 30 years to complete so imagine counting to 247 billion dollars somebody do the math for me down below in the comments guess what they own walmart which is the world's largest retailer by sales however they also own arvis bank MEXICAN URBAN LEGENDS banks right which operates 16 banks in arkansas oklahoma missouri and kansas an unfathomable amount of wealth of this family hoards and it looks like they want to keep it that way the waltons have played a lead role in eliminating the federal estate tax which would essentially help billionaires evade estate tax entirely right their influence also carries over easily into politics considering the average election campaign costs 10 million the waltons could easily make that in under a day on their business earnings alone according to bloomberg they can make around 100 million dollars a day who do you think gets to dictate the terms when your candidate needs money on top of that though they also donate a lot of money towards education and environmental initiatives and of course have their grand share of vintage cars art and properties apparently it still sucks to work at walmart though so and that was our list from today i'm sure you all have a lot to discuss so be sure to leave your comments respectfully below if you like this video show us some love and be sure to subscribe to stay up to date we welcome correction as well if there's anything in here that you're like i think this needs to be expanded on do it go for it in the comments i'm your host rachel fisher
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