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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It?
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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (59405)2/15/2009 9:24:14 PM
From: TimF1 Recommendation  Read Replies (1) of 224756
 
During WW2, taxes were raised and people worked harder.

During WWII tens of millions of people died, including hundreds of thousands of Americans. That tends to concentrate the mind a little.

People might work hard to defeat the Nazis, but in normal peace time situations people mostly work hard to make money.

Also producing for a war effort is different, and in many ways much simpler than producing for the peace time economy. With war production you get the contract, and you produce to it. In peace time you have to take risks to meet the demands of consumers which change all the time. If you can get a big payout you take the risks and make investments in new production. If much of your profit will be taken from you then you are less likely to do so.
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