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War Economy

WW1. WW2. Vietnam. The entire economy was driven by government spending (of our tax dollars) to buy weapons, planes, and bumper stickers for the fighter jets that say "my other jet is a Gulfstream."

That's a War Economy. War economies are great for investors, historically...until they end. Then, um...not so much.

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