I sell to a number of customers and and have previously sold to State and Federal agencies
At one point I was selling to the the Coast Guard but after 9/11 they required me to get a clearance, which I didn't want to do (too much of a fan of 420, and there were better accounts to have that didn't require it)
Anywho, around November/December, the Coast Guard would go on a serious buying spree. They told me their budget would be shrunk if they didn't use it all. So we sold product at list price, and they didn't care.
Is this one of the reasons why our military budget is so bloated?
Is this why the military buys equipment they didn't even ask for?
Any system that rewards greed over communitarianism is a problem
Any system that puts the individual above the community is a problem
Why do you think we have so many antivaxxers and antimaskers?
This isn't just because they want to "own the libs"
It's because our flavor of economics rewards the individual over the community, so anything that individual wants to do is favored over what could help the community
So to assert your individuality, even at the cost of your own life or others, is considered being a "maverick"