i just dropped in from the golden age article and i find this very curious i agree with you that the mainstream usually refers to the post wwii era as the golden age of capitalism i would disagree with you on the other part as the gilded age saw minor recessions in years and the post world war ii era saw a huge depression and numerous recessions not to mention after tax income was way higher but a substantial minority believes that gilded age perhaps mention this on top of the post world war ii economic expansion article