$66,666,666,666 = 1 trillion/15 people over 16 months (I increased it to 18 months since I'm just that nice).
Tax Wealth activists just released this info... Why the fascists insist that fascism was socialist and not corporate control of the state? hilarious.
Key German Corporate Fascist Supporters IG Farben: A massive chemical conglomerate that was a major financial backer of the Nazis. It produced Zyklon B, the poison gas used in concentration camps, and its leaders were tried for war crimes. Krupp: A major arms manufacturer that supported the Nazis and used forced labor. Volkswagen: Founded in 1937 by the Nazi party to produce the "people's car," the company heavily used forced laborers from concentration camps. BMW: Günther Quandt and his son Herbert Quandt, who controlled large stakes in BMW, were Nazi party members. Their factories used forced labor. Deutsche Bank: Involved in the "Aryanization" of the German economy, which involved seizing Jewish-owned businesses. Siemens: Involved in using forced labor during the Holocaust. Hugo Boss: Designed and manufactured Nazi uniforms. Continental: Used concentration camp detainees for labor, including testing rubber shoe soles to exhaustion. Topf and Sons: Supplied the incineration ovens used in Auschwitz and other concentration camps.
International Corporations with Nazi Ties
General Motors (GM): Owned Opel, a German car manufacturer that supplied vehicles to the Nazi military. Researcher Bradford Snell argued that GM was crucial to the Nazi war machine.
Ford Motor Company: Ford's German subsidiary, Ford-Werke, produced military vehicles using forced labor. Henry Ford was known for his anti-Semitic views. IBM: Supplied punch card machines (Hollerith systems) through its German subsidiary, Dehomag, which helped the Nazis categorize populations and track prisoners, including during the Holocaust.
Coca-Cola: Its German subsidiary created Fanta to maintain sales during wartime supply shortages. Standard Oil (now ExxonMobil/Chevron): Provided technology and resources that helped Germany with synthetic rubber and fuel, crucial for the war effort.
IT&T (International Telephone & Telegraph): Held significant shares in German aircraft manufacturer Focke-Wulf.
Chase National Bank (now JPMorgan Chase): Engaged in financial activities for the Nazi regime. Associated Press (AP): Maintained a formal agreement with the Nazi regime and hired Nazi propagandists.
Key Takeaways on Collaboration Forced Labor: Many companies, both German and foreign-owned, utilized slave labor from concentration camps, particularly as the war progressed. Motivation: While some owners were sympathetic to Nazi ideology, many businesses were motivated by the prospect of lucrative contracts and maintaining market presence. Post-War Status: After 1945, many of these companies reabsorbed their German subsidiaries and, in some cases, were compensated by the Allied governments for damages to their German factories, including those that were bombed