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Economic Fascism and Biden’s Use of the Defense Production Act (Baby-formula Manufacturing)
Economic Fascism and Biden’s Use of the Defense Production Act
The New American
May 19, 2022
Fascism, all in the name of national defense.
When President Joe Biden on Wednesday cited the Defense Production Act (DPA) as his authority to order an increase in baby-formula manufacturing (due to the recent national shortage), it was just the latest step in using the Cold War law to give the president carte blanche to control the economy of the United States in any way he sees fit.
No one disputes that the baby shortage is real and, for those directly affected by it — parents with infant children — a serious problem. But, as the federal government has misused the “commerce clause” found in the U.S. Constitution to expand its power and reach over the U.S. economy, using the Defense Production Act to order increased production of baby formula sets the precedent that the president — whoever that president might be at the time — can use the law to essentially rule in a dictatorial manner.
The national shortage of baby formula was directly caused by the federal government and, as is typically the case, the solution when the government causes a problem is, well, more government. A baby-formula manufacturing plant was closed — by the federal government — in Sturgis, Michigan, after four infants who consumed products made there got sick, and two died, of a bacterial infection.
The manufacturer, Abbott Nutrition, disputes the charge that it was their baby formula that caused the bacterial infection, arguing there is “no conclusive evidence” that their product was to blame.
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Full Article:
https://thenewamerican.com/economic-fascism-and-bidens-use-of-the-defense-production-act/
Economic Fascism and Biden’s Use of the Defense Production Act
The New American
May 19, 2022
Fascism, all in the name of national defense.
When President Joe Biden on Wednesday cited the Defense Production Act (DPA) as his authority to order an increase in baby-formula manufacturing (due to the recent national shortage), it was just the latest step in using the Cold War law to give the president carte blanche to control the economy of the United States in any way he sees fit.
No one disputes that the baby shortage is real and, for those directly affected by it — parents with infant children — a serious problem. But, as the federal government has misused the “commerce clause” found in the U.S. Constitution to expand its power and reach over the U.S. economy, using the Defense Production Act to order increased production of baby formula sets the precedent that the president — whoever that president might be at the time — can use the law to essentially rule in a dictatorial manner.
The national shortage of baby formula was directly caused by the federal government and, as is typically the case, the solution when the government causes a problem is, well, more government. A baby-formula manufacturing plant was closed — by the federal government — in Sturgis, Michigan, after four infants who consumed products made there got sick, and two died, of a bacterial infection.
The manufacturer, Abbott Nutrition, disputes the charge that it was their baby formula that caused the bacterial infection, arguing there is “no conclusive evidence” that their product was to blame.
..
Full Article:
https://thenewamerican.com/economic-fascism-and-bidens-use-of-the-defense-production-act/
