@hattiehughs14 asks "Would the people of the U.S. be comfortable with transitioning into a centrally planned government?"
To which I reply, no. It can be debated that the American democratic system is not a true democracy and has parallels to a centrally planned economy, but it is not anywhere near the actual definition. The idea of the American dream is primarily based upon Capitalism and the ability to make your own money and decide what you do with your life. Switching to a centrally planned economy would mean that all economic freedom and capitalist practices would vanish. There would be no concept of entrepreneurship or competition within any market. So many people in America make a living off of their self-started small businesses or keep their family heritage alive the same way. It would be taking away basic human rights to making their own happiness.
The Constitution would basically be irrelevant with central planning because democracy and basic freedoms no longer exist. The economy would also be severely controlled which price regulation and lack of competition in markets. I would think this would significantly affect the stock market, and get rid of a lot of jobs within corporate America. There would not be a need for marketing or different business practices to give a competitive edge because the government decides all of that. Totalitarianism really scares me; it seems like some kind of dystopian novel, like Fahrenheit 451.
If America ever became a Totalitarian government, I could see it swinging the pendulum to the extreme of trying to regulate human thought in the attempt to control and establish order. Just like in Fahrenheit 451 where books were outlawed and burned so that people would not think for themselves or rebel against the government system.
All in all, I think that our system now is better than the idea of Totalitarianism, even though our current system is not great/functional.
