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C’mon, Duck. You think the government would step in to limit purchases? Did it do that during the pandemic? No. Individual stores did it. And speaking of WWII rationing, there’s evidence that much of it was bogus - done for patriotic morale, so the nation would feel involved in the war effort. Anyway, until January, at least, the “crisis” is over.
@johnldeboer Trump played politics with the pandemic -- for example withholding N95 respirators.
Rationing is the controlled distribution of scarce resources, goods, or services, or an artificial restriction of demand.
Would a different administration institute rationing (or other governmental action) if there were a months-long strike that resulted in shortages of necessities? I would hope so.
Rationing remains a valid option for emergencies, such as in the 1973 oil embargo.