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Why would it be better for the government to provide this than the existing food distribution and supply chain? Not unlikely scenario: some department is creat
by robbiemitchell 10y ago
Why would it be better for the government to provide this than the existing food distribution and supply chain?
Not unlikely scenario: some department is created to handle these necessities, they hire a bunch of people for terrible admin jobs, and they still sub-contract a bunch of the specific work to private companies.
- naasking 10y ago> Why would it be better for the government to provide this than the existing food distribution and supply chain? It probably isn't, but one possibility is that the government would be such a huge customer, that they have significant negotiating power. Per-unit costs would consequently be much lower.
- the_watcher 10y ago> Per-unit costs would consequently be much lower. The government is notoriously bad at this.
- todd8 10y agoYeah, just like the military spending $600 on a toilet seat. The problem is that spending other people's money is easy.