alt Hacker NewsRight to repair is such a wild departure from their usual. It doesn't fit with grifting personal wealth, diverting tax income to billionaires, privatizing services, executing protestors, or similar activities. Makes me wonder what fucked-up horror is hidden behind this.
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kevin_thibedeau • yesterday at 9:56 PM
The party that is against everything and for nothing needs a "win" to campaign on for their rural voters. Throw JD under the bus at home and hope the weakening dollar makes up for it increased exports.
p0w3n3d • yesterday at 9:21 PM
If the companies could sue you because you went to another store and bought something cheaper, they would, for sure
tencentshill • yesterday at 8:14 PM
It allows farmers to roll coal if they say it's needed for a repair. So environmental destruction is the angle here.
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Politically, trying to exempt farm equipment from the clean air act to try to bias the rural vote to a more republican side of the ballot.