Following my post on Thursday (when I wrote some personal thoughts on Ballot Question #3 in Massachusetts), my friend Scott jokingly asked if I was going to write blog posts about the other two Ballot Questions.
Actually, I was planning on writing about Question #2 on Monday, believe it or not. Though more in a peripheral way.
But I might as well do a post about Ballot Question #1.
It's called the "Right To Repair" law, and if passed it would mean that auto makers and dealers would have to share diagnostic and repair information with independent auto repair shops. Currently, they can keep that information to themselves, preventing independent shops from doing certain repairs.
Honestly, I don't know the issue so well. I'm all for the sharing---which is consumer-friendly and should make auto repair more competitive. But I'm also leery of government forcing inventors/creators, to share proprietary intellectual property.
Too much thinking for a Sunday.
Instead, let's just listen to John Prine sing about a broken down car.
(But if you want some good information, with balanced pros and cons, visit the state's site for a sample ballot and further information about this specific question.)
Hear the song on Youtube.
Sunday, November 4, 2012
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