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The US government did direct where the existing production went. Remember all the stories claiming that they were starving blue states of PPE for political reas
by makomk 6y ago
The US government did direct where the existing production went. Remember all the stories claiming that they were starving blue states of PPE for political reasons every time those states got less than they ordered? Similarly, they cracked down quite heavily on people hoarding and reselling N95 masks, which created another wave of headlines about how terrible it was that the states which were trying to buy those face masks at inflated prices didn't get their orders.
- ceejayoz 6y ago> The US government did direct where the existing production went. Only partially, in the least coordinated of fashions, and while simultaneously telling states to DIY it. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/19/trump-governors-coronavirus-medical-supplies-137658 https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/19/trump-governors-cor...