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

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568 points rntn | 1 comments | 18 Oct 24 16:32 UTC | HN request time: 0s | 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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1. NotPractical ◴[19 Oct 24 18:13 UTC] No.41889493[source]▶
> Trump's VP nominee likes what the FTC is doing

Actions speak louder than words, and the DNC's VP passed the most comprehensive right to repair legislation ever in the U.S. in his home state: https://www.theregister.com/2023/05/25/minnesota_right_to_re...

(Doesn't cover farming equipment but still a huge step in the right direction.) You can also be certain that Big Tech was fuming when this was passed.