One way the United States government responded to the problems caused by conditions in this list was by
Reasons for Economic Problems of the Gilded Age
• Rapid growth of trusts and monopolies
• Ruthless business tactics of robber barons
• Use of unfair practices by the railroads such as
rebates, pools, and differential rates
F passing the Interstate Commerce Act
Gimplementing the silver standard for currency
creating a federal jobs program for the unemployed
J establishing a new tax on capital gains