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The feds are coming for John Deere over the right to repair

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568 points rntn | 4 comments | 18 Oct 24 16:32 UTC | HN request time: 1.056s | source
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mmooss ◴[18 Oct 24 18:51 UTC] No.41882342[source]▶
What happens if the GOP wins in a couple of weeks? Would there be any way these actions can be sustainable for more than a few months?
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doe_eyes ◴[18 Oct 24 19:02 UTC] No.41882419[source]▶
Following the Reagan era, the GOP had a period of wanting to reign in the federal government, but I don't think that's quite true now. Folks like Trump or DeSantis are not pro-small-government, they just want to use it to advance different social policies. In the fight between farmers and Deere, I doubt they'd side with the company.

Data point: Trump's VP nominee likes what the FTC is doing - https://fortune.com/2024/08/11/jd-vance-5000-child-tax-credi...

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NoNotTheDuo ◴[18 Oct 24 19:34 UTC] No.41882714[source]▶
Alternative data points:

> Under Project 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would be eliminated, and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) would be privatized

> The Department of Education would be eliminated and oversight of education and federal funding for education will be handed over to the states

> The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) would be eliminated and moved to the Department of Interior or the Department of Transportation if combined with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

> The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s many regional labs and entire offices of enforcement and compliance and scientific integrity and risk information would be eliminated.

> The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is to “privatize as much as possible” and close many hospitals and clinics.

> The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) would be taken apart and send much of its work to states and other agencies

> The Department of Justice (DOJ) would lose its independence and be under control of the President

> The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) would be drastically reduced and split into two entities: one gathering scientific data and one making public health recommendations and policies.

Source: https://www.afge.org/article/project-2025-seeks-to-dismantle...

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e44858 ◴[18 Oct 24 19:53 UTC] No.41882877[source]▶
How is "project 2025" relevant? It's a random blog post that was never endorsed by Trump or Vance.
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psadauskas ◴[18 Oct 24 20:18 UTC] No.41883086[source]▶
"never endorsed by Vance"?!

Vance literally wrote the forward to an upcoming book by Heritage Foundation President Kevin D. Roberts, the organization responsible for Project 2025. It is absolutely relevant.

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1. zaphar ◴[18 Oct 24 23:37 UTC] No.41884457[source]▶
Not to endorse project 2025 or Vance, however, Your example is not an endorsement. It's an association which does not in any way imply endorsement.
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2. mmooss ◴[19 Oct 24 02:48 UTC] No.41885261[source]▶
I think it does imply some support and agreement.
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3. zaphar ◴[19 Oct 24 12:12 UTC] No.41887362[source]▶
I associate and even am friends with all kinds of people I don't agree with. Implying that I endorse their views just because I associate with them would be to assign motivations to me that I don't have.
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4. mmooss ◴[19 Oct 24 22:31 UTC] No.41891291{3}[source]▶
That's not what happened.

Writing an introduction to someone's book, as a public figure, is lending your reputation to them - that's the point, to put your name and reputation behind them, and so they can show that off for credibility.