After WWII the Soviets ramped up war spending within their government controlled economy and it bankrupted them.
Our economy grew on WWII production only because Roosevelt realized he could not continue to impoverish the US with his policies AND save his precious Stalin at the same time. Once the government eased it’s stranglehold we bounced back with a vengeance.
Too many Republicans believe this nonsense.
WWII didn’t end the Depression. It made it worse. Production rose, unemployment fell, but Americans were MORE impoverished than they were before the war. Saying the economy grew is Soviet economics.
Prosperity only came with demobilization.
http://bastiat.org/en/twisatwins.html