Re: Shirley things have gotten better since "Hospital for Hire" aired in 1973
Neatly pointing out that the UK command economy instituted in WW2 (extreme requirements) and happily continued by all parties for the next 35 years (right up to the point it near collapsed) didn't work because politicians get the urge for meddling.
The American WW2 command economy stopped almost overnight at the end of the war.
A command economy can only work during extreme events (like now) when there are requirements that normal market forces cannot hope to meet.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
