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Re:‘Right to repair’ equipment removed from North Carolina S... by ars on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @02:50PM (#31573324)
> and blocked low cost medical imaging

That's not a very accurate description of the situation.

> this is the same state

Approximately 30 states have the same law: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certificate_of_need singling out this one isn't fair, not is it a reasonable way to make your point. Putting out cherry picked info without context is the kind of thing we accuse media of doing to generate clicks - you don't need clicks.

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Re:‘Right to repair’ equipment removed from North Carolina S... by throwaway0a5e on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @02:55PM (#31573385)
>you don't need clicks.

Online commenters will engage in just as many creative ways of lying with plausible deniability as shady media outlets if it makes the number in the top right get bigger.

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Re:‘Right to repair’ equipment removed from North Carolina S... by praestigiare on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @04:03PM (#31574241)
The fact that similar legislation is widespread is not a defense. These laws create monopolies, with the "justification" that not doing so would cause too much competition and thus high prices...
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