Command Economy

A command economy would work perfectly if it were possible for an uncorrupted government to run it. The basic idea behind the command economy is that the government should regulate price and supply rather than the market. How they do this is by directing businesses on every aspect of producing the finished good. The problem with this is that people don't want to work under these circumstances. Also, workers when striving for a specific volume of the good, tend to make the product poorly so they can make a greater volume of it. Another problem with the command economy is that government leaders tend to not spread the wealth equally and fill their own pockets. That is when the command economy starts to look not so perfect.

A command economy sounds promising, but it can become the government manipulating the people to meet its own needs. People will always put themselves before others and this is why the command economy is flawed. If a country could act as one body instead of individuals striving for personal success, then the economy would work, but this will never happen. I don't think there is one perfect economy and I don't believe there ever will be. We must make the best of what we are given and fix what we can.

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