What a waste of our time
this post was submitted on 30 Jul 2024
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Millions of people dying on the street.
The government: lets play with flags!
You can’t have a country without a flag!!
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"Oh... okay. But did you want to do anything about that giant list of actual REAL problems over there behind you on the table?"
I feel like all this is going to do is raise government costs and line the pockets of selected contractors. We aren't always going to be the relative best producers in cost/quality balance for every product and service.
If we're going to subsidize any industry, it should be done directly and explicitly. Otherwise, it becomes another example of "inefficient" government that should be privatized.
Protectionism. The word you're looking for where we just mandate domestic manufacturing is protectionism. And there's a lot written about how bad it is.
Actually logistical costs and transportation is one of the highest expenses and some groups have already found that buying from local suppliers who get local raw materials (such as Climate Town's merch Tees) can have competitive costs even when adjusting for higher labor costs just from the manufacturer being located near the farms that grow the cotton and shipping locally within the nation.
Granted the government purchased flags will likely be expensive but that's mostly because of a quality requirement from the fact they need to be flown outdoors for some time without fading or damaging in any way. And that's probably true currently since the flag needs to be made 50% in the country already.
Seriously look at the brownie recipe of the US military for how strict government funds are spent for specific quality requirements and you get why it's slightly more costly than the imported flour with lead or insects in it.
It's not about cost/quality being the best match but a good use of the funds and locally supporting business in an age when that matters is more important. Globalization and long distance transportation can not always be the answer.
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