• CaptainSpaceman@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Usually war is a way to stop a recession/depression since its so profitable.

      The economy has been fucked far longer than the current conflicts that might actually start ww3

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        Usually war is a way to stop a recession/depression since its so profitable.

        When you’re selling into a war market, you can make a lot of money. When you’re in that war market you tend to lose a lot of your expensive durable capital very quickly, which can get very expensive.