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refurb on Aug 23, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: EpiPen Price Rise Sparks Concern for Allergy Suffe...

Can you give me some examples where the gov't has come in as a manufacturer and it's actually gone well?

John23832 on Aug 23, 2016 | [–]

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 on Aug 23, 2016 | [–]

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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