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by refurb 3592 days ago
Can you give me some examples where the gov't has come in as a manufacturer and it's actually gone well?
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John23832 3592 days ago
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

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toomuchtodo 3592 days ago
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.
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