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_doctor_loveyesterday at 5:24 PM1 replyview on HN

Agree. I believe during WW2 the government put rules in place to prevent companies from making too much profit from the war. From what I recall in history class taxes were raised significantly as well.

War is a mighty economic engine, this cannot be denied. But if we take an entire country to war, then it stands to reason that the entire country should benefit from the spoils (to the extent that there are any).


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ourmandaveyesterday at 5:33 PM

War is a mighty economic engine, this cannot be denied.

Isn't that the broken window fallacy writ large?

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