"the first lesson of economics is scarcity: there is never enough of anything to fully satisfy all those who want it.
the first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics."
- thomas sowell
based on this quote, what type of economic system is thomas sowell best referencing?
a mixed economy
a command economy
a traditional economy
a free-market economy

The correct answer is B) a command economy.

Based on this quote, the type of economic system is Thomas Sowell BEST referencing is a command economy.

In total opposition to a free-market economy where individuals promote capitalists ideas to invest money and create companies in order to be rich, in a command economy is the state the one who owns the means of production. The central government decides the kind of products to be produced, the price of the products, how to produce the goods, and the amount that is going to be produced.

on this day in 1939, in response to hitler’s invasion of poland, britain and france, both allies of the overrun nation declare war on germany.

the first casualty of that declaration was not german—but the british ocean liner athenia, which was sunk by a german u-30 submarine that had assumed the liner was armed and belligerent. there were more than 1,100 passengers on board, 112 of whom lost their lives. of those, 28 were americans, but president roosevelt was unfazed by the tragedy, declaring that no one was to “thoughtlessly or falsely talk of america sending its armies to european fields.” the united states would remain neutral.

as for britain’s response, it was initially no more than the dropping of anti-nazi propaganda leaflets—13 tons of them—over germany. they would begin bombing german ships on september 4, suffering significant losses. they were also working under orders not to harm german civilians. the german military, of course, had no such restrictions. france would begin an offensive against germany’s western border two weeks later. their effort was weakened by a narrow 90-mile window leading to the german front, enclosed by the borders of luxembourg and belgium—both neutral countries. the germans mined the passage, stalling the french offensive.

answer; /// i believe that the correct answer is (b)///they gained vast amounts of