But it also creates a big opportunity for defense contractors to sneak in extra price hikes to pad their profits with American taxpayers. The Air Force has experienced this price gouging firsthand. The Department of Defense's inspector general found that Boeing charged the Air Force more than a fair and reasonable price for one out of every four spare parts. that the Air Force bought, including charging 80 times more than the commercially available cost for a plain old soap dispenser. (00:36–00:49)
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