At one point in time the price of things was related mostly to their cost, not to some hand-wavy produced value.

It's not perfect, but this is the point of tender.

No it's not, that's what happens when people can spend someone else's money without consequences, potentially by asking a friend what they need. That happens everywhere, all the time, but let's not pretend this is economically efficient or acceptable.

If the request for proposal had been done fairly, that page would have cost a few tens of thousands.

It helps to read the linked article before commenting.

Just because you read an article, doesn't mean you have to agree with it. (Yes, I read the entire article before I commented.)

The regime is counting on you.

“If” is absolutely staggering under the heavy lifting it’s doing there.

This will have as much effect as a gnat’s fart.