[A. Pole]

national policy should be worked out by the Congress and President and with the public debate.

Economic central planning has failed everywhere it has been tried.

This is not true. Pragmatic (not ideological) national policy combining market and well calibrated government intervention usually worked very well. This is how USA, Japan, China and many other countries grew their economies.

Radical free market is almost as harmful as Soviet style central planning.

[malakhi]

Do you recognize the difference between monetary policy and central planning?

[Toddsterpatriot]

This is not true. Pragmatic (not ideological) national policy combining market and well calibrated government intervention usually worked very well.

Yeah, how well has that worked for Japan since 1989?