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Re:The Pentagon’s $52,000 trash can by hef19898 on Friday June 23, 2023 @11:10AM (#36447922)
Single source supplier tend to have incresible bargaining power. And 50k per E-3 propably isn't even worth mentioning for everyone involved. Peanuts, actually.
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Re:The Pentagon’s $52,000 trash can by throwaway290 on Friday June 23, 2023 @02:07PM (#36450312)
"The sum is low enough so it's not corruption" is also naive. Another side of the same coin
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