Kevin_Kennedy
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- Aug 27, 2008
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It was the creation of massive Industry for the war dumb ass.
Well when you put it like that...
Major increases in Steel Industry, Motor Vehicle production facilities, Aircraft production facilities, technology gains across all spectrum's, Massive increase in ship building production and facilities. Massive production of Ocean going tankers and Cargo vessels. Tons of new Hospitals as well. Hell you know why we have an Interstate Highway system? Because Eisenhower had to ride across the US on the crappy system we had before that. So when he was President he lobbied for and had created an interstate highway system for NATIONAL DEFENSE. Did you know original one mile out of every 3 had to be a straight away with no bridge overpasses? That was so in case of war the Interstate could be used across the country as emergency Airstrips.
What is sad is most of those businesses FAILED by the early 60's to invest in their own upkeep and failed miserably because of it. As for US flagged ships our Merchant shipping is gone because of onerous regulations, taxes and duties. And our Car manufacturers are on the brink of collapse because of the Unions and now the Government supporting said Unions.
So do you believe that the government knows how to allocate resources better than the market does? Because it certainly seems that way.