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refurb
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Can you give me some examples where the gov't has come in as a manufacturer and it's actually gone well?
John23832
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They've done pretty well in the power sector. One could argue that most power (electric) companies are really just state run shells.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover_Dam
toomuchtodo
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I don't know of any case in which the US government has attempted to fulfill the role of manufacturer; that does not mean we should not try.
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