> Many countries have "tried to stave off decline by decreeing how the economy would work." Including the US. > Truman placed the railroad under US military co

> Many countries have "tried to stave off decline by decreeing how the economy would work." Including the US. > Truman placed the railroad under US military control in 1950 These seem like non-sequiturs to me. The economy in the 50s was booming. Truman took control of the trains to mitigate the effects of a worker strike during wartime, when it was important that the trains be running efficiently.