alt Hacker News> Put the spares in a strategic repository and sell them at “cost” to whoever wants them.
That means that eventually the factory goes idle, when all the demand is serviced by the spares.
> Put the spares in a strategic repository and sell them at “cost” to whoever wants them.
That means that eventually the factory goes idle, when all the demand is serviced by the spares.
Have the government only sell these in times of crisis. They're not competitors, but vendors of last resort. For general maintenance replacement, the gov should tell prospective buyers to take a hike.