Re:Judge Allows Major 'Right to Repair' Lawsuit Against John...
by donmcronald on Friday December 08, 2023 @03:37PM
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> In this analogy peak pricing has a limit: it would very quickly make harvesting the crop unprofitable.
What? Equalizing or normalizing the costs over the entire year by price gouging on repairs during non-peak months doesn't suddenly make the total cost any different. Farmer's are absolutely bearing the cost having a service network that can satisfy peak demand no matter what kind of pricing scheme is backing it.
If a low priority repair costs $5 in the off season, but $55 for the same thing during the peak, farmers aren't better off getting charged $30 for both. It's still $60 at the end of the year. If anything, that penalizes the farmer that's doing preventative maintenance in the off-season and benefits the farmer that leaves their equipment to break down at critical times. The responsible person is subsidizing the irresponsible person in that case.
What? Equalizing or normalizing the costs over the entire year by price gouging on repairs during non-peak months doesn't suddenly make the total cost any different. Farmer's are absolutely bearing the cost having a service network that can satisfy peak demand no matter what kind of pricing scheme is backing it.
If a low priority repair costs $5 in the off season, but $55 for the same thing during the peak, farmers aren't better off getting charged $30 for both. It's still $60 at the end of the year. If anything, that penalizes the farmer that's doing preventative maintenance in the off-season and benefits the farmer that leaves their equipment to break down at critical times. The responsible person is subsidizing the irresponsible person in that case.