[RoosterRedux]

And the profiteers are like franchise merchants on the Titanic. They are making big money but don’t realize the ship will be sinking shortly.

[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

--- "...the profiteers are like franchise merchants on the Titanic. They are making big money...."

I think they know that the ship of state sinks, and plan on 1) aggrandizing their wealth until that time, and 2) use the wealth to insulate themselves as best they can while others suffer.