[H. L. Chauvin]

"build 1,000 warplanes a day within six months, if he is left free of government influence"

1940 vs. 2012 Production of Goods & Services:

Today, in 2012, "with" government influence, probably takes about three (3) years to obtain government permits from FAA & EPA plus run on part ethanol; maybe 10 warplanes a day with government monitoring emissions & details of every part, etc etc; then, this crucial war effort job halted for 8 months after the first 50 planes roll out to settle a workers strike demanding more pay & less hours of work; & finally, in desperation, to speed up production, entire project & all plane building jobs are probably sent out to Mexico to avoid constant government influence causing delays.

How we have fallen from a strong private, free enterprise system in just a few years to a degenerating government controlled society that only creates obstacles to progress with not much end in sight in the near future.