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Pandemic 'Profiteers': Why Billionaires Are Getting Richer During An Economic Crisis

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Profiteering Through Crisis

This chapter examines how major conflicts, particularly World War I and II, led to wealth concentration and the introduction of taxes to curb war profiteering. It draws parallels to the pandemic, discussing the rise of 'pandemic profiteers' and the implications of excessive wealth accumulation during crises.

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