the US is not a planned economy. if it was, computers would exist only to guide missiles and operate industrial machinery, and you would be mining coal, farming wheat, or manning an assembly line for a living.

Some of the economy should be encouraged with heavy subsidy or though DoD purchases.

It's worked out well for us in the past.

Wind and solar, nuclear, EVs, manufacturing, robots, chips, and drones should be helped along by the state.

We would be stupid not to spend in these categories.

We should also build out chemical inputs manufacture, rare earths refining, pharmaceutical manufacture, etc. to support the work that happens downstream and to be less fragile to supply chain disruption.

A multi-polar world is inherently less stable and demands more self-sufficiency.

Its not a planned economy by the government, because the US is an oligarchy. The billionaires are deciding how the government should plan investments in infrastructure and social policies.

They have been able to lower the taxes that affect the richest (big beautiful bill) and cut spending on social programs (Medicaid).

So it surely looks to me like the US economy is following a plan, just not the one that's in the best interest of the population -- which is OP's original criticism.

…and I wouldn’t have to read this kind of drivel. Sounds like a blessing.