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Originally Posted by detbuch
As I mentioned in this and other threads, we live in an era of an administrative State which "regulates" us through hundreds of unelected independent agencies who each make decisions on how, what, who, where, and why we will act in such and such a way. The totallity of those decisions is growing exponentially with each admininistration, and it takes more of our money, and it limits, bit by bit, more of our decisions.
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Let me give a couple of recent examples of how regulation is encroaching
on our freedoms and costing us more $$$.
My son-in-law wanted to put down a 12X15ft patio with 3x3 bluestone layed
on stone dust in his backyard.
The building inspector rode by,saw the stone, and asked what he was doing.
He said he needed a permit. OK. he goes to get the permit and is told he needs
an engineering report of the backyard before he did it. Luckily he knew
an enginner who did it for $600. It cost him more for the permit and fee than
the cost of the patio.
I am putting a french drain system in my cellar for a water problem.
I need 2 permits, one electric, and one plumbing which I can understand
as the job needs to be done right and the safety factor.
However, I am told this is a Capital Improvement for my property which
will add to my tax bill for as long as I own the property!
Don't worry, there will be similar regulations coming to your neighborhood
soon.