>Top-down economic planning has never worked and I don’t see why it would be different now. Countries have national currencies and central banks. Countries hav

>Top-down economic planning has never worked and I don’t see why it would be different now. Countries have national currencies and central banks. Countries have borders where imports / exports are taxed and inspected for safety, illegal smuggling, etc. The US made Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to maintain liquidity in the mortgage market. All these things are not perfect, but what's the alternative? Where do you draw the line?