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The classic, "if you're prepared and it doesn't happen, it looks wasteful" reason. Or even if it doesn't happen, because you were prepared and released the sto
by diob 4y ago
The classic, "if you're prepared and it doesn't happen, it looks wasteful" reason. Or even if it doesn't happen, because you were prepared and released the stockpile, folks don't realize that's the reason. So prep for some politician to cut it.
- daenz 4y agoPlus, if it does happen, but the other party is in charge, they take all of the credit.
- Natsu 4y agoEven if that happens, it's a good thing we filled up the oil reserves back when we did.
- daenz 4y agoAgree it's a good thing. Purely from an incentive perspective though, there's a perverse incentive to let your opponents take the blame for things that you did, and take the credit for things that they did.
- micromacrofoot 4y agoor worse, we have too much captivity and donate overages… the horror
- ip26 4y agoAlthough, if it's more of a buffer in the supply chain instead of a strategic reserve, the waste doesn't have to be that great. Which takes us right back to JIT vs JIC. Perhaps sensible regulation on just how lean manufacturing may be in critical industries. (It's a race to the bottom, so re-define the bottom & let the market re-optimize)
- ip26 4y agoOne fun thought: for identified industries, each production line maintains X days of inventory of any foreign dependencies. The implications are interesting to ponder.