-As illustrated in the 1889 cartoon The Rising of the Usurpers and the Sinking of the Liberties of the People, why did Thomas Nast believe that trusts were a threat to democracy and equality?

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Thomas Nast depicted trusts as a threat to democracy and equality because he believed that wealthy executives used them to monopolize the necessities of life, thereby concentrating power and wealth in the hands of a few at the expense of the many.

-As Illustrated in the 1889 Cartoon the Rising of the Usurpers