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... stead, he drove to a secondhand market.

The war had changed everything.

Even the rich were feeling the strain.

Take income taxes for instance:

Britain’s top rate was now 99.25%—yes, ninety-nine percent!

The pinnacle of tax policy in human history.

And under such crushing taxes and rationing, many people turned to the black market for food and goods.

Which meant they needed cash—or anything they could trade.

That led to a boom in sec ...

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