Thanks for the update. Sending my support to Curt Weldon. I knew someone stuck in the subway beneath the WTC when 9/11 happened. The US needs an investigation into what really took place that day (...as well as an investigation into JFK, MLK, and RFK). If the Trump administration achieved just one of these things, it would be an incredible breakthrough. It would go a long way toward healing our collective psyche...
= DEADLY delays for Critical U.S. Firefighting Vehicles and Equipment
Lina Khan had a Plan. Does Trump❓
Big By Matt Stoller
January 25, 2025 Today’s piece is written by antitrust lawyer
Basel Musharbash.
. . . The cost of fire trucks has DOUBLED in recent years––going from around $300 -500,000 for a pumper truck and $750-900,000 for a ladder truck, in the mid-2010s, to around
⚠️$1 million for a pumper truck and $2 million for a ladder truck in the last couple years.⚠️
Meanwhile, . . . New Fire Truck Delivery Time has increased dramatically,
⚠️ from less than a year before the pandemic to anywhere from 2 to 4.5 years today⚠️
AND
It’s not just trucks, ALL FIRE EQUIPMENT is rapidly increasing in price, from air supply packs to maintenance contracts. . . .
. . . a result of a private equity firm, American Industrial Partners, consolidating the fire truck industry and forcing up prices across the board. . . .
Thanks for the update. Sending my support to Curt Weldon. I knew someone stuck in the subway beneath the WTC when 9/11 happened. The US needs an investigation into what really took place that day (...as well as an investigation into JFK, MLK, and RFK). If the Trump administration achieved just one of these things, it would be an incredible breakthrough. It would go a long way toward healing our collective psyche...
“A MATTER 0f NATIONAL SECURITY” ON U.S. SOIL
UnPrecedented Price Gouging➕Concentrated Manufacturing Monopoly
= DEADLY delays for Critical U.S. Firefighting Vehicles and Equipment
Lina Khan had a Plan. Does Trump❓
Big By Matt Stoller
January 25, 2025 Today’s piece is written by antitrust lawyer
Basel Musharbash.
. . . The cost of fire trucks has DOUBLED in recent years––going from around $300 -500,000 for a pumper truck and $750-900,000 for a ladder truck, in the mid-2010s, to around
⚠️$1 million for a pumper truck and $2 million for a ladder truck in the last couple years.⚠️
Meanwhile, . . . New Fire Truck Delivery Time has increased dramatically,
⚠️ from less than a year before the pandemic to anywhere from 2 to 4.5 years today⚠️
AND
It’s not just trucks, ALL FIRE EQUIPMENT is rapidly increasing in price, from air supply packs to maintenance contracts. . . .
. . . a result of a private equity firm, American Industrial Partners, consolidating the fire truck industry and forcing up prices across the board. . . .
https://open.substack.com/pub/mattstoller/p/did-a-private-equity-fire-truck-roll
Excellent article, Craig. I am going to SHARE the link on a certain other 9/11 TRUTH page.
Thanks, Pete!