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Maybe a sensible government would be swap the budgets for military defence and Civil Defence at this point? Requiring any defence purchases to be suitable for the latter, since that's what they're going to be used for almost all the time.
In the rare event Aotearoa needs military defence, the armed forces could requisition the gear they need from CD. But natural disasters have killed far more kiwis in the last 100 years than military threats.
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One simple change to copyright law that would make a huge difference is making exclusive licenses unenforceable. Here's an example.
After decades of consolidation, an oligopoly of 3 corporations control licensing for the majority of the world's recorded music (Universal, Sony and Warner). If an artist wants their music distributed by one of them, they have to sign over 100% control of their music licensing rights.
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