38. How incompetent is MY government in the procurement of critical pandemic supplies?
Maybe
there are not enough global supplies of PPE and coronavirus tests. But why is
my government not securing a bigger share? Why are we losing the race with
other countries? This does not depend on competence. The ability to quickly
procure these goods in a global supply market is mainly a function of the
commercial contacts a country’s industry had before the pandemic. It is akin to
what might happen if an effective, cheap treatment was discovered and all
restrictions lifted. Imagine 500 people suddenly flocking to a bar which has
100 beers, where beer price is fixed in real time, because of excessive demand,
and payment is on a loyalty card. Not everyone will get a beer, and your
competence is not really an advantage. Knowing the barmen and already having an
account from before lockdown will be. While other people are filling
registration forms and having their credit worthiness checked, you will be happily
sitting in the sun outside, drinking your cold beer, looking competent
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