What I meant was the US is finally starting to adopt a few more socialist policies that are common-place in the Developed World.
Like, if you trip on a sidewalk, the city reimburses you because it is their responsibility to allow you to walk on the sidewalk. It is the federal government's responsibility to ensure interstate trade can take place. If they order it to stop, they need to reimburse you because their sidewalk had a giant gaping pothole in it.
What you're referring to is called a welfare state. They're welfare state policies, not Socialist policies. The US has been a welfare state nation for many decades now, and increasingly so.
For example, there are no Socialist nations in Europe at present, including Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, or France. Those are overwhelmingly market based economies that have large welfare states.
Heathcare for all is not "welfare". It's the government taking tax dollars and then paying for things for all citizens. It's how the USA currently pays for Police and Prisons and the Military and corn subsidies and elementary school teachers among a million other things that are not welfare.
What I'm saying is the US is adopting more socialist ideas, and it's spreading the tax dollars around to more and more citizens in more types of ways, like the rest of the developed world has been doing for decades very successfully.
As I said, I'll be fascinated to see the reaction if and when it's taken back after COVID-19.
Rubbish. The Defense production act invoked today is from WWII and extremely limited in scope. After the crisis is over the government will be forced to give up these powers. And thank goodness. This is no way to run a free country in normal times.
I take it you're aware of Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and virtually ALL the other developed countries on the planet who function this way every day of the year and do very well.