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Re:Bad government policy is fueling the infant formula shortage by diob on Saturday May 14, 2022 @02:53PM (#31381121)
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.
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Re:Bad government policy is fueling the infant formula shortage by ip26 on Saturday May 14, 2022 @03:02PM (#31381210)
Although, 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)

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Re:Bad government policy is fueling the infant formula shortage by ip26 on Saturday May 14, 2022 @03:20PM (#31381389)
One fun thought: for identified industries, each production line maintains X days of inventory of any foreign dependencies. The implications are interesting to ponder.
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Re:Bad government policy is fueling the infant formula shortage by daenz on Saturday May 14, 2022 @02:57PM (#31381152)
Plus, if it does happen, but the other party is in charge, they take all of the credit.
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Re:Bad government policy is fueling the infant formula shortage by Natsu on Saturday May 14, 2022 @04:15PM (#31381891)
Even if that happens, it's a good thing we filled up the oil reserves back when we did.
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Re:Bad government policy is fueling the infant formula shortage by daenz on Saturday May 14, 2022 @05:01PM (#31382375)
Agree 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.
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Re:Bad government policy is fueling the infant formula shortage by micromacrofoot on Saturday May 14, 2022 @03:00PM (#31381197)
or worse, we have too much captivity and donate overages… the horror
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