We Need a Fixer (Not Just a Maker) Movement

Inexpensive labor will ensure that the "fixer" mentality that was strong up through the 1980s and even into the 1990s is long gone.

Back in the day when you paid $300-500 for an appliance or consumer electronics and could get it repaired for $35-70, it made sense. Today, labor rates put repairs at $90-120 for products that retail new for $150.

Personally I love fixing things, it's like a a big puzzle.