Lets talk fire trucks. So nine years ago a fire department in Massachusetts paid just under a million dollars for a fire truck. Today that very same fire truck costs two and a half million and it takes four years to arrive. Four years and more than double the price. Okay, that's a terrible deal. But local communities can't walk away from it. Firefighters need fire trucks to get keep people safe. (00:08–00:17)
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Asserts that a fire truck now costs $2.5 million and takes four years to arrive.
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