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the US is not a planned economy. if it was, computers would exist only to guide missiles and operate industrial machinery, and you would be mining coal, farming

the US is not a planned economy. if it was, computers would exist only to guide missiles and operate industrial machinery, and you would be mining coal, farming wheat, or manning an assembly line for a living.

Fraterkes 9mo ago
…and I wouldn’t have to read this kind of drivel. Sounds like a blessing.
echelon 9mo ago
Some of the economy should be encouraged with heavy subsidy or though DoD purchases. It's worked out well for us in the past. Wind and solar, nuclear, EVs, manufacturing, robots, chips, and drones should be helped along by the state. We would be stupid not to spend in these categories. We should also build out chemical inputs manufacture, rare earths refining, pharmaceutical manufacture, etc. to support the work that happens downstream and to be less fragile to supply chain disruption. A multi-polar world is inherently less stable and demands more self-sufficiency.
gchamonlive 9mo ago
Its not a planned economy by the government, because the US is an oligarchy. The billionaires are deciding how the government should plan investments in infrastructure and social policies. They have been able to lower the taxes that affect the richest (big beautiful bill) and cut spending on social programs (Medicaid). So it surely looks to me like the US economy is following a plan, just not the one that's in the best interest of the population -- which is OP's original criticism.
- stevenwoo 9mo ago
  The available selection of automobiles available for sale feels like a good example of huge distortion caused by regulatory capture and tariffs imposed for same industries.
  - asdff 9mo ago
    Yup take the ford lightning f150. It out sold cybertruck but that wasn’t enough for ford to keep it around. Market makes decisions for you, not the other way around like free market theory posits.
- gruez 9mo ago
  >Its not a planned economy by the government This just seems like a quibble over wording, given that "planned economy" is generally assumed to refer to economic planning by some governmental authority. Nobody thinks the opposite of a "planned economy" is everyone just going based off vibes, for instance.
wasabi991011 9mo ago
> China is not a planned economy. If it was, recent electric vehicles and battery technology would exist only to guide missiles and operate industrial machinery...
PeakKS 9mo ago
It is now, haven't you heard? Computers are reserved for LLMs only.
asdff 9mo ago
The US was a planned economy during wwii fwiw

Fraterkes 9mo ago

…and I wouldn’t have to read this kind of drivel. Sounds like a blessing.

echelon 9mo ago

Some of the economy should be encouraged with heavy subsidy or though DoD purchases. It's worked out well for us in the past. Wind and solar, nuclear, EVs, manufacturing, robots, chips, and drones should be helped along by the state. We would be stupid not to spend in these categories. We should also build out chemical inputs manufacture, rare earths refining, pharmaceutical manufacture, etc. to support the work that happens downstream and to be less fragile to supply chain disruption. A multi-polar world is inherently less stable and demands more self-sufficiency.

gchamonlive 9mo ago

Its not a planned economy by the government, because the US is an oligarchy. The billionaires are deciding how the government should plan investments in infrastructure and social policies. They have been able to lower the taxes that affect the richest (big beautiful bill) and cut spending on social programs (Medicaid). So it surely looks to me like the US economy is following a plan, just not the one that's in the best interest of the population -- which is OP's original criticism.

stevenwoo 9mo ago
The available selection of automobiles available for sale feels like a good example of huge distortion caused by regulatory capture and tariffs imposed for same industries.
- asdff 9mo ago
  Yup take the ford lightning f150. It out sold cybertruck but that wasn’t enough for ford to keep it around. Market makes decisions for you, not the other way around like free market theory posits.
gruez 9mo ago
>Its not a planned economy by the government This just seems like a quibble over wording, given that "planned economy" is generally assumed to refer to economic planning by some governmental authority. Nobody thinks the opposite of a "planned economy" is everyone just going based off vibes, for instance.

wasabi991011 9mo ago

> China is not a planned economy. If it was, recent electric vehicles and battery technology would exist only to guide missiles and operate industrial machinery...

PeakKS 9mo ago

It is now, haven't you heard? Computers are reserved for LLMs only.

asdff 9mo ago

The US was a planned economy during wwii fwiw