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Re:U.S. Meat Supply Is 'Perilously Close' to a Shortage, CEO... by munk-a on Monday April 13, 2020 @02:58PM (#22858851)
This is where the US government could step in. The federal government should mandate a certain level of production and guarantee purchase of those masks, if folks abuse these bids we should pursue them hard in court like we did in WWII... I mean, if the courts are going to actually hold folks to account, that's the big question.
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Re:U.S. Meat Supply Is 'Perilously Close' to a Shortage, CEO... by Animats on Monday April 13, 2020 @04:56PM (#22859871)
The U.S. Army does that for ammo, with big government-owned munitions plants. Many production lines are mothballed, but can be started up if needed. There's little demand for artillery projectiles in peacetime, and a huge demand in wartime.
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