National Security: Mandate

I have talked about the subject of socialism in this space before, but my references may be ambiguous, particularly to younger people with little ‘real world’ experience and poor education. An issue came up last week that gives me an opportunity to illustrate socialism, where the government dictates the means of production. In 2024, the Biden Administration issued a rule (aka mandate) that the industry-wide average for fuel economy would be 50 mpg on all light vehicles by 2031. Two-thirds