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Re:A salt monopoly could spike car accidents in the Midwest by lxmorj on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @10:52AM (#26477483)
That’s silly. A single buyer doesn’t have to buy the entire supply in one shot. They could easily say “We buy the cheapest marginal salt in any quantity until our total capacity is met. You must beat $CANADA_PRICE + $IMPORT_PRICE, as well as $NY_PRICE + $TRANSPORT_PRICE or we’ll have to buy from them instead”.
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Re:A salt monopoly could spike car accidents in the Midwest by sandworm101 on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @11:17AM (#26477879)
The parent spoke of "winner take all procurement", which is a very different concept than "single buyer".
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Re:A salt monopoly could spike car accidents in the Midwest by enkid on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @11:51AM (#26478422)
I believe that's what your parent post is saying.
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