One now has to wonder why the liberal governmental policy post-WWII worked so feverishly to destroy that industrial capacity and leave the US so dependent on other nations and “outsourcing” that we can’t even build our own refueling planes but give the order to Airbus, and buy Eurocopters too. Never mind all the bogus computer chips from China that infect our military hardware . . .
The USA would still have had massive industrial capacity
“One now has to wonder why the liberal governmental policy post-WWII worked so feverishly to destroy that industrial capacity and leave the US so dependent on other nations and “outsourcing” that we can’t even build our own refueling planes but give the order to Airbus, and buy Eurocopters too. Never mind all the bogus computer chips from China that infect our military hardware”
This is inapt criticism. First of all, since when outside of countries planning on endless imminent wars has it been necessary to remain forever on a war footing? More importantly, how do you think it was pre-WWII? What were we, like a billionth in order of most mobilized nations? If we started basically from scratch in WWI and II, we are ever so much further along now.
Our problem isn’t whatsoever in the federal government not being capable of overtaking and directing national production. Quite the opposite, actually.
Rush Limbaugh is Free Trader so its OK. /sarc
All of the "right" wingers who are "Free Traders" should really re-evaluate their position. The private sector unions are already dead, which is a good thing, participation is 7% and falling. The Free Traders need a new canard.