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LakeVermilion

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5. Regulation seems to be based on problems that have occurred...

Reply to FrodosPet (Original post)

Fri Aug 26, 2016, 05:36 AM

Aug 2016

If outside decks collapse and injure people, a state government might be interested in establishing some minimum standards to protect people. A building permit ensures that the government knows that a deck is being built, and an inspection ensures that the minimum standards have been met.

The public has the right to be protected from low quality and financial scams if they have voted for representatives to establish safety regulations. Kansas, Wisconsin and Louisiana have repealed regulations and inspections. I don't see the institutions racing to those locations for the benefits of fewer regulations.

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Government needs to leave private enterprises alone! [View all] FrodosPet Aug 2016 OP

Has this OP been properly inspected and licensed? Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2016 #1

Laws are irrelevant in 2016 FrodosPet Aug 2016 #3

Rejecting some regulations as intrusive is not the same as rejecting all regulations. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2016 #4

My co-worker awoke_in_2003 Aug 2016 #16

One day we'll deal with these scofflaws. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2016 #17

We only go after people awoke_in_2003 Aug 2016 #18

I hope it isn't Lunabell Aug 2016 #2

Regulation seems to be based on problems that have occurred... LakeVermilion Aug 2016 #5

Maybe all those folks who know better how everyone else needs to live their lives need to be sure jtuck004 Aug 2016 #6

"Why do you hate safety? Do you want people to die?" I believe is the preferred response but Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2016 #8

I don't need no stinkin' licenses... griloco Aug 2016 #7

My dad taught me that my rights usaf-vet Aug 2016 #9

I think these darn airline and airplane rules are annoying. If I build my own airplane I should be Augiedog Aug 2016 #10

Government regulation should make sense bucolic_frolic Aug 2016 #11

+1000 Agreed smirkymonkey Aug 2016 #13

Government should step out of the way Snarkoleptic Aug 2016 #12

I think the poor service many people MicaelS Aug 2016 #14

Part of poor taxi service is simple economics FrodosPet Aug 2016 #15

And if I own a drug company and want to jack prices to the sky ... JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2016 #19