In article ,
"Paul K. Dickman" wrote:

First, if they will let you do the work but want it permitted and inspected,
quit whining. Around here I need a licensed contractor to scratch my
testicles.

And who do you suppose got that into your local laws? Those darlings of
the tea party/republicans/right, the licensed contractors. "Independent
businessmen" who love to stomp out (via government regulation, which
they absolutely love when it's doing this) anything that gets in the way
of their personal gravy train, to "save you from yourself."

Anyway, the correct response to overbearing idiocy is to get the laws
changed, or leave for somewhere with better laws (and keep the other
idiots that move there from changing the laws for the worse.)

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