May 1942 Issue [Article] The tyranny of incompetence Download PDF Adjust Share The profit drive slackens, business goes soft, and then what? by Joseph H. Spigelman, Subscribe or log in to continue reading. Tags 20th century Defense contracts Economic aspects Excess profits tax Industrial mobilization Industrial productivity Prices Profit United States World War II, 1939-1945 More from Joseph H. Spigelman The shift to the initiative Can science make sense? What are we afraid of? Adjust Share