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41. People got rich off WW I and WW II

Sat Apr 25, 2026, 10:50 AM

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And the American Civil War and the Revolutionary War
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_profiteering#American_Revolution
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Bingham#Business_interests

(As you said) “Some things never change."

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