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How John Deere Robs Farmers Of $4 Billion A Year

More Perfect Union | January 28, 2026



John Deere is costing American farmers $4.2 billion a year by restricting them from fixing their own tractors. Apple, Amazon and major automakers use the same strategies on everything you own. It’s bad for consumers and local mechanics, but excellent for corporate profits.

00:00 Intro
01:50 John Deere’s Repair Monopoly
05:27 Property Rights Explainer
08:59 Car Repair Monopolies
11:26 Other Anti-Repair Strategies
12:15 Anti-trust Enforcement & Copyright Reform
13:21 The Right To Repair Movement
15:35 Data Safety
18:25 Walter’s Story
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  1. @absolutetruth5356

    January 28, 2026 at 7:59 pm

    🇺🇸LEGISLATE JOHN DEERE TO MAINTAIN ALL EQUIPMENT SOLD IN THE US AS THEIR FINES AND TARIFFS…IF THEY AREN’T WILLING AND ABLE TAX THE S🤬 🤬T OUT OF THEM🤬🤬🤬

  2. @tropicaltico

    January 28, 2026 at 7:59 pm

    Apple does this with their products. I wanted a new battery in my watch. They told me the crystal was too scratched and refused. You have to buy a new watch. Dirty business. Congress needs to stop this. It's criminal mob business.

  3. @MarvinMoss-j1p

    January 28, 2026 at 7:59 pm

    Why is our government not taking action to stop theses companies from holding customers hostage on products they paid hard earned money this is getting more often and it is criminal our government needs to stop playing games and stop this

  4. @MelloTV

    January 28, 2026 at 7:59 pm

    So if we just collectively said, im not buying any of that shit for 2 years. No new phones, gadgets or maschienery, how high are the odds that they will crawl back begging us to spend money on their products?

  5. @blueviking8501

    January 28, 2026 at 7:59 pm

    If buying isn't owning then piracy isn't stealing, 😂
    The East, the very east are always against this type of capitalism & colonialism. Communism might not be better but atleast they doesn't make slaves out of it's citizen.

  6. @markcrew3696

    January 28, 2026 at 7:59 pm

    I think the issue was much more complicated than this we the people are mostly at fault for wanting all these safety devices and electronic devices on our machines and equipment. The lobbyists are in the politician's pocketbooks they are not on your side they are on the side of making money. If you're going to have a business you always got to have backup equipment anyway a backup tractor a backup lawn mower or whatever you're in is your work. This is the globalist agenda not to be political but our world is run by just a handful of very very rich people. And they make their minions like politicians who do their bidding very rich

  7. @Zen0sVT

    January 28, 2026 at 7:59 pm

    My car knows when I have sex? I couldn’t help but wince and laugh at that claim cause it’s not only funny…but also lowkey terrifying

  8. @kaechan9590

    January 28, 2026 at 7:59 pm

    Supreme court has done it's best to reinforce the law. Now we need a congress to pass a new universal consumer protection bill. Problem is, when you build a society on money instead of morals, then those with the money will always be able to outbid the morally correct.

  9. @sagarreddy5830

    January 28, 2026 at 7:59 pm

    And you guys are fighting for dumb rights issue and other meaningless ones.. rather than looking at your own economic disasters that brought with maximum profiteering methodologies of corporates…

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