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Boeing overcharged the U.S. Air Force 8,000% above market for soap dispensers

(www.reuters.com)
152 points lr0 | 1 comments | 21 Nov 24 04:19 UTC | HN request time: 0.405s | source
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bjackman ◴[21 Nov 24 13:06 UTC] No.42203944[source]▶
It's interesting that this says "Boeing overcharged" and not "USAF overpaid".

I know who I blame for wasting the tax dollars, and it isn't the organisation whose raison d'être is making a profit on selling goods. I don't blame the lion for eating the gazelle either.

(Admittedly the actual article has a more balanced tone).

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1. bufferoverflow ◴[22 Nov 24 07:37 UTC] No.42211880[source]▶
Looks like the buyer didn't shop around and just went with the first crazy offer.

Why blame Boeing for this? They just made an offer and someone took it.