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Which has inflated more? Riot Gear or PPE for Healthcare Workers? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

How expensive does a piece of plastic need to be before it becomes a riot shield?

[–] TropicalDingdong 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

$1500

Think of it like DOD pricing but for local police departments. My broader point is that both sides of this graphic have massively underestimated the true costs of both professions, largely due to corporate profit inflation and captured markets.

I mean hell, you can't even buy a decent bike helmet for $125, do you think they'll send police out in something less worthy than that?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Maybe that's part of OPs title/point?

[–] TropicalDingdong 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Wow yeah look at that.

c/woosh