[toomuchtodo]

> Would you just prefer the gov't to step in and set the price? What happens if companies decide it's not worth the effort? Have the gov't force them to produce the product?

Cut out the private market and have the government manufacture it directly.

[refurb]

Can you give me some examples where the gov't has come in as a manufacturer and it's actually gone well?

[John23832]

They've done pretty well in the power sector. One could argue that most power (electric) companies are really just state run shells.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover_Dam

[toomuchtodo]

I don't know of any case in which the US government has attempted to fulfill the role of manufacturer; that does not mean we should not try.