Sweden Wants to Fight Disposable Culture with Tax Breaks for Repairing Old Stuff

Re:Sweden Wants to Fight Disposable Culture with Tax Breaks ... by TeMPOraL on Monday September 26, 2016 @09:23AM (#12581551)

Here's the thing - the more disposable and non-serviceable the stuff becomes, the less likely it is you'll find someone to pay that $50 - instead of going to the repair shop down the street, you have to find the Licensed Repair Shop of the vendor, pay $200 and hope it'll be done before next month. And a new bike will cost you $199 anyway.

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Re:Sweden Wants to Fight Disposable Culture with Tax Breaks ... by fma on Monday September 26, 2016 @05:38PM (#12585820)

Yep...who repairs shoes or clothes now a days? Go out and buy a new shirt for less than $10. Furniture repair? With Ikea and other compressed wood furniture, it's not worth it to repair furniture. Consumer printers? Just buy a new one.

Heck, I can buy a brand new photo printer for cheaper than it takes to buy the ink (after rebates, of course).

I'm also surprised by this: The proposed legislation would cut regular tax on repairs of bikes, clothes, and shoes from 25% to 12%.

I can't imagine paying a 25% tax on someone's labor (I live in the U.S)

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