I guess I don't see the scale of the issue. Yes, in aggregate the costs are higher than each individual charge, and that works out at some visible % of your rev

I guess I don't see the scale of the issue. Yes, in aggregate the costs are higher than each individual charge, and that works out at some visible % of your revenue, but it seems like all the things we've mentioned so far are necessary (inspections and such, I don't know what a "municipal bond" is). I'd be genuiently interested in hearing people's ideas to lower those costs though, as I am sure many business owners might be. However, it seems like lowering the costs by allowing businesses to skip certain currently required things (at least of the ones mentioned) isn't going to work, as I said before, unmaintained air conditioning is dangerous (I know of at least one case where it tragically killed most of a family in a hotel, and it can make you generally sick https://patch.com/california/saratoga/dangers-badly-maintained-air-conditioners-0 https://patch.com/california/saratoga/dangers-badly-maintain...) and it doesn't take much to imagine how badly maintained electrics could be a problem. Given that we can't rely on some people to maintain these things (even if they are trying to do it right) without checking up on them, and because we don't know who those people are in advance means we need to check up on everyone. It seems to me that this is just the cost of doing business, and let's face it, lots of businesses are still going despite the costs involved. If you've got some examples of unecessary or silly things costs that governments impose on shops/cafes/businesses then I'm all ears but so far I've not heard any.