Or… products. Occasionally I think about the tradeoff between municipal purchases that support the community (with expanding degrees of community) or which are

Or… products. Occasionally I think about the tradeoff between municipal purchases that support the community (with expanding degrees of community) or which are the best for the task. Prior to EVs, for example, should parking enforcement be performed in a Prius to maximize long term TCO or should it use a GM/Ford/Dodge and keep money in the US. At least in the US we've found that major global competitors control relatively critical roles in production of goods in the medical space. Who is responsible for quantifying the risk of being cut off from components?