Episode 69 - How, When, and Why Did the US Government Incorporate? (Conspirator #1, Part II)

For more content from Barry Jones, go to sphistory.com. The post-Civil War era introduced the Corporation and its Ultra Vires operating principle to the private sector, creating a US economy that was completely controlled by "less than 100 men" (FDR's words). The WW I era showed these men how much profit could be made during war, hooking them on the drug of blood money. The WW II era and all its possibilities introduced a new money-making partnership in perpetuity - the corporations, the government, and the military - known simply as the military-industrial congressional complex with the same 50-60 men making up this new Power Elite. There's your DEEP State.