I'm not sure traditional free market costs work for the military, I'm just highlighting that problems happen when (sometimes by necessity) you separate payer fr

I'm not sure traditional free market costs work for the military, I'm just highlighting that problems happen when (sometimes by necessity) you separate payer from beneficiary. The same challenges occur in insurance markets. That said, the military could use a lot more cost-benefit analysis in decisions like what's the best way to organize, and which weapons should be bought relative to each other. (And worry less about forcing suppliers to offer jobs in each senator's state)