A "Second Gilded Age"

            Is it fair to characterize the contemporary period (from the 1980s to the present) as a "Second Gilded Age"? Consider political, economic, and social factors in your response.             A "Second Gilded Age"         Is it fair to characterize the contemporary period (from the 1980s to the present) as a "Second Gilded Age"? Consider political, economic, and social factors in your response.