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Communism in theory vs in practice (lemmy.ml)
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[–] communist@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

America had a mostly centrally planned economy during WWII, you couldn't even get more rations without giving your previous packaging back to be recycled.

this is part of why america became so wealthy, along with imperialism.