Half Cocked
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Mr. Guns 'n Gear takes a quick look at this question. This is something to keep an eye on.
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Half Cocked said:Why would (or should) a government operated plant sell to civilians in the first place? The only reason that I can imagine is that this would allow the government to keep the production lines open during times of lower military demand and then when military demand increases the civilian production could be diverted to military use.
BigNate said:Half Cocked said:Why would (or should) a government operated plant sell to civilians in the first place? The only reason that I can imagine is that this would allow the government to keep the production lines open during times of lower military demand and then when military demand increases the civilian production could be diverted to military use.
Well - the government should not operate any "plants" in the first place. I get the idea that the federal government should have some sort of emergency powers associated with redirecting manufacturing output to supply true wartime need (like actual war, declared by Congress, against a specific enemy - you know - like Germany, Italy, and Japan in WWII) - but other than that - the only restriction that I could see being legitimate would be a contractual one wherein the government contracts for a specific level of production and that level must be met or the supplier is in default. Outside of that sort of situation, the government should have no right to dictate when, where, or how a business sells their wares.
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