The ICC seems like a racket. >Its model codes and standards are developed by committees made up of volunteers from its membership and ICC staff. The ICC lobbie

The ICC seems like a racket. >Its model codes and standards are developed by committees made up of volunteers from its membership and ICC staff. The ICC lobbies for the code to be enacted into law, and earns revenue by selling code books and running accreditation programs. They are the ones that come up with rules to follow, then they lobby the government to make the rules into law, and then sell access to the rules/law. How is this not a racket? Not only that - aren't they also a monopoly that is abusing their monopoly position?