Socialism is NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER the answer.
As with all government "plans" it starts with a basically good concept, but totally fails to take in the reality of our world.
Hmmmm,
(1) Buy big get bigger discount -a rule of economics
(2) Bigger discount means lower prices - the K Mart rule
(3) ... or bigger profits for the "manager"- the Enron Rule
(4) And let's you set your own buying price - the Wal Mart rule
(5) Which let's you decide who stays in the producing market - the Microsoft rule
(6) which ultimately means that you can decide how much you want to make available - the OPEC rule
(7) Until you find out that it wasn't as easy as you thought it was - the Gray Davis rule
(8) and have to pay more for what should have been readily available in the first palce - the California electricity rule
(9) Bringing us finally to the fact that government cant "control" the market, it can only affect it - the Crash of 29 rule.