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The US has been at war almost continuously since its existence. See, for instance, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_the_United_States https
by actually_a_dog 4y ago
The US has been at war almost continuously since its existence. See, for instance, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_the_Uni...
In particular, note that the US has been involved in one conflict or another during some part of the vast majority of years from 1946-1999.
- bobthepanda 4y agoBut how many of those involved actual rationing away from citizens and entire industries?
- actually_a_dog 4y agoLiterally all of them involved diverting resources away from home in order to bomb people in other countries.
- bobthepanda 4y agoBut not any sort of actual rationing. All those resources were still obtainable for a price and readily available in stores with no limits on purchase. The US has not experienced war based rationing since the end of WWII. And I am talking about things as basic as even large conglomerates like Pepsi being unable to buy sugar.