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One can purchase surplus equipment from many different stores. If you're looking for plant surplus equipment then you can use stores such as Lowe's Or Home Depot. You can also get surplus equipment from many military stores.
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The balance of payments accounts cannot be in surplus because there is always a balance in economics. For example, if you used cash assets to purchase equipment, the equipment account will increase but the cash assets account will decrease.
Government surplus stores are a cheap place to find used furniture and equipment. In addition you can check with manufactures to see if they will see you refurbished equipment at a discount.
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Don't thing but you can contact "Gorilla Surplus" (leading Military Surplus Store Canada) they will guide you deeply.
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The one that I go to has general army surplus like clothing and boots. They also have a large selection of airsoft guns. They also have survival and camping-type gear.
No, it is independent of the military. It does use military people & equipment to assist. The first NASA astronauts were military pilots.