Every country, or coalition of countries, need to have public manufacturing run by their respective governments where their main purpose is to raise the bar on

Every country, or coalition of countries, need to have public manufacturing run by their respective governments where their main purpose is to raise the bar on product quality, r&d, and employee care. Let the private sector battle it out in their race to the bottom on everything, but ensure there is an ethical and trustworthy alternative to create the necessary competition in the marketplace to secure progress, both technological and social, over stagnation and eventual necrosis. This is part of that "national security" we hear so many go on about when defending their policies of hate.