Are even basic needs met...? To put it a little acerbically: what is more valuable, global ventilator & mask stockpiles - or having in your grocery store 6 vari

Are even basic needs met...? To put it a little acerbically: what is more valuable, global ventilator & mask stockpiles - or having in your grocery store 6 varieties of applesauce (which all taste the same) instead of 5 varieties (which all taste the same)?