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Then it needs to be a cost-plus model. They should absolutely be able to make a profit for manufacturing and handling logistics. They shouldn't be making a 40

• specialist 6y ago
  What about holders of patents funded by govt also paying royalties? Just a notion I've been pondering. Sure, taxation could do the same job. Hypothetically. Hollywood accounting and such. Maybe straight up royalties would be less prone to gamification.
• reegnz 6y ago
  The possibility of them 'being able to do that' is because of laws that got passed by democratically elected officials. If you don't like that, vote someone in power who regulates that more. The problem with these discussions is that nobody tells their opinions to their representative, they just blurt it out into the 'aether' on a rando internet forum. True change starts with calling your representative. If they don't do what you ask them to, then have other people ask as well. Finally, have them vote them out of office if a sufficient ammount of people want the same thing that the representative won't do (eg. represent their constituents).
  • tw04 6y ago
    >If you don't like that, vote someone in power who regulates that more. That's an awful lot of assumptions on your part. I have voted out someone who didn't represent these values in exchange for someone who does. I don't need to contact my representative on this specific issue because I already know where she stands, but if we were in disagreement I would (and have). Posting about it on the internet is to garner additional support and discussion... you know the entire reason HN exists?