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In literature, the word "profiteer" is often used to evoke a sense of moral and economic criticism, particularly in contexts of crisis or upheaval. Writers have employed the term to underscore the idea of individuals or entities exploiting turbulent situations for personal gain, thereby undermining communal or national interests. For instance, in Keynes' analysis, profiteers are implicitly criticized as those whose manipulative practices—targeted through policies like price-regulation and profiteer-hunting—exacerbate economic challenges such as inflation and disrupt foreign trade dynamics [1].
  1. The effect on foreign trade of price-regulation and profiteer-hunting as cures for inflation is even worse.
    — from The Economic Consequences of the Peace by John Maynard Keynes

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