Allocation of resources is always a political decision. There are multiple things governments all over the world stockpile in ranging from weapons, oil, maple s

Allocation of resources is always a political decision. There are multiple things governments all over the world stockpile in ranging from weapons, oil, maple syrup and even medical equipment. The electorate votes them in. Clearly the priorities of the electorate can change over crisis and a new set of values can be ushered in or forgotten quickly. My favorite is when the French health minister Roselyne Bachelot sold stockpiled medical supplies in France in 2010 and there was no political cost to it from the electorate: https://www.france24.com/en/20100103-france-sell-off-millions-surplus-flu-shots https://www.france24.com/en/20100103-france-sell-off-million...