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Line 1: − + − Definition+ − A '''war profiteer''' gains unreasonable [[financial]] benefit from armed conflict, often through [[inflation|inflated]] pricing, [[fraud]]ulent contracting, substandard goods, or exploitative practices. The term carries strong negative moral connotations and is associated with taking advantage of wartime urgency and reduced oversight. + − Major [[pentagon]] contractors such as [[Lockheed Martin]], [[Boeing]], BAE Systems, and [[General Dynamics]] have been cited as modern examples due to large profits and extensive [[lobbying]].
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A war profiteer is an individual or organization that earns excessive or unethical profit from warfare, typically by selling weapons, supplies, or services at inflated prices during conflict.
A '''war profiteer''' is an individual or organization that earns excessive or [[unethical]] [[financial]] gain or [[profit]] from [[war]]fare, typically by selling [[weapon]]s, supplies, or services through [[inflation|inflated]] pricing, [[fraud]]ulent contracting, substandard goods, or exploitative practices. The term carries strong negative moral connotations and is associated with taking advantage of wartime urgency and reduced oversight.
Major [[pentagon]] contractors such as [[Lockheed Martin]], [[Boeing]], BAE Systems, and [[General Dynamics]] have been cited as modern examples due to large profits and extensive [[lobbying]]. Private contractors in [[Iraq]] and [[Afghanistan]] earned billions through [[logistics]], [[security]], and reconstruction, with documented cases of overbilling and waste.
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