Who REALLY Profits From War? (It’s Not Who You Think)

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A war time economy a very much similar manufacturerd crisis just like Covid for a massive transfer of wealth globally by the top 1% billionaire class! During the COVID-19 pandemic and the widespread lockdowns of 2020–2022, a massive transfer of wealth occurred from small businesses, workers, and the broader middle and lower classes toward large corporations, asset owners, and especially billionaires. Government-mandated closures devastated sectors like retail, hospitality, and in-person services, causing initial revenue drops of around 40% for many small businesses and leading to hundreds of thousands of permanent closures 💔

In contrast, tech giants such as Amazon thrived as consumers shifted online for shopping, entertainment, and remote work, while central banks’ quantitative easing and near-zero interest rates fueled a historic stock market and housing boom. This “K-shaped” recovery meant that those already holding stocks, real estate, or corporate equity saw explosive gains, while wage earners in shuttered industries faced job losses, reduced hours, and eroded purchasing power from later inflation.

The scale was unprecedented: global billionaires added roughly $5 trillion to their collective wealth in the first two years alone, with the world’s ten richest men more than doubling their fortunes from $700 billion to $1.5 trillion—an increase faster than in the previous 14 years!

In the U.S., billionaire wealth rose by an estimated $2 trillion or more. Reports from Oxfam and others described this as one of the largest wealth transfers in modern history, driven by asset inflation and policy responses that disproportionately rewarded capital over labor.

And a similar uneven wealth transfer is unfolding in the ongoing US-Israel-Iran conflict that escalated with strikes in late February 2026 which also occurred during Russia-Ukraine war!