And what preceded the New Deal?    I think it wise to understand thing like cultural changes are a very long process.   Any era is a outgrwoth of what precedees it, and a foreshadow of the next.   

Weren't some of those restrictions on consumers based on the needed resources to fund the war?   Isn't the 'common good' a positive when we're talking about a common national objective of winning a war that could destroy your nation?

We agree that excessive goverment planning would hurt the creative impulse of a capitalist economy.   We may disagree on the need for rules that keep the markets secure and limit the abuse of power used for unfair advantage.