• mlg@lemmy.world
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      2 hours ago

      You ever see the video of the snap on socket being sold for 50k?

      This is a regular occurrence in the MIC, it only comes up when you fail to deliver on something and the Pentagon actually decides to open an investigation.

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      4 hours ago

      Why? It’s common knowledge you can easily ask 300% of your default price if it’s the government. And soap dispensers are kind of needed. Nowadays companies often buy the non-touchy expensive ones. So it isn’t really too weird.