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title: "Why did the U.S. government institute rationing as an economic policy?"  
description: "Why did the U.S. government institute rationing as an economic policy?"  
author: "Gray  park"  
published: 2018-05-22  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42792/why-did-the-u-s-government-institute-rationing-as-an-economic-policy  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why did the U.S. government institute rationing as an economic policy? 

Why did the U.S. [government](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1911/upi-transaction-would-cost-zero-service-charges-clarifies-government) institute rationing as an economic [policy](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1785/an-engagement-of-google-india-with-policymaker-on-data-protection-legalisation-is-visible)?


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