People have to remember the Rothschild family rode the wave of industrialization which originated in the UK. The key to their success was the fact that many stupid monarchs had no idea about financial security and flailed in times of war and unrest. The rothschilds were basically intelligent people in the right place at the right time which resulted in them gaining more and more trust. Although they missed being the face of a new emerging America after the civil war they still had huge influence from afar. This is all ok I suppose but what is of concern is how they and other influential financial families/banks can effectively enforce a kind of regionalism, where any form of decision making responsibility is taken away from localized groups or councils and centralized to their benefit. Also, influence of the federal reserve is something which should become more transparent as we are given no information regarding it's true control and backing, who is the fed res truly answerable to.