I think the author does not understand capitalism. A fundamental aspect of what the US is about is Liberty. That means that people are free to pursue whatever

I think the author does not understand capitalism. A fundamental aspect of what the US is about is Liberty. That means that people are free to pursue whatever they want. If they change their minds, that's part of the system. People generate demand, and people work to meet supply. The concept of a plan for production to meet demand is the concept that belongs to a planned economy (e.g. communist or fascist) government where production is controlled (or at least managed) by a government bureaucracy. So not, we do not have a "strategic plan". And hopefully we never will.