Combination of everything being price inflated in modern times and under paid because there was often a host of benefits to being military and plenty of willing labor. Mercenaries made the equivalent of millions though.
Combination of everything being price inflated in modern times and under paid because there was often a host of benefits to being military and plenty of willing labor.
No the price isn't inflated, it is illegally manipulated.
(August-11-2022) REUTERS - Ex-JPMorgan traders cleared of racketeering, found guilty of fraud
https://archive.ph/l5Rhs
"The case against the bank's former global precious metals desk head Michael Nowak, precious metals trader Gregg Smith and salesperson Jeffrey Ruffo is seen as the Justice Department's most aggressive to date targeting a manipulative futures trading tactic known as spoofing."
Everything meaning anything you buy. Of course the markets are manipulated to hell.
My point was that in the modern age costs of an item far exceeds the actual costs due to all the middle men and extra costs added to the practice. So we have currency devaluation and artificial price inflation in every market.
Trust me I have no doubt the markets are massively manipulated.
Combination of everything being price inflated in modern times and under paid because there was often a host of benefits to being military and plenty of willing labor. Mercenaries made the equivalent of millions though.
No the price isn't inflated, it is illegally manipulated.
(August-11-2022) REUTERS - Ex-JPMorgan traders cleared of racketeering, found guilty of fraud https://archive.ph/l5Rhs
"The case against the bank's former global precious metals desk head Michael Nowak, precious metals trader Gregg Smith and salesperson Jeffrey Ruffo is seen as the Justice Department's most aggressive to date targeting a manipulative futures trading tactic known as spoofing."
Everything meaning anything you buy. Of course the markets are manipulated to hell.
My point was that in the modern age costs of an item far exceeds the actual costs due to all the middle men and extra costs added to the practice. So we have currency devaluation and artificial price inflation in every market.
Trust me I have no doubt the markets are massively manipulated.