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Yes that sounds familiar. Due to that and so much more, it wouldn't be surprising to see this phenomenon in USA building inspection as well. Only, I've built se
by jessaustin 6y ago
Yes that sounds familiar. Due to that and so much more, it wouldn't be surprising to see this phenomenon in USA building inspection as well. Only, I've built several buildings in the last decade, and I can confirm that the building inspectors (who in every case worked for the relevant local fire department) are very professional and very opposed to letting unsafe shit be built for the use of the public.
- ashtonkem 6y agoIt would be very hard to privatize building inspections in the US for two reasons. 1) It’s controlled locally, which means it would have to be privatized city by city or county by county. 2) Building code varies by city and county, which makes it much easier for the county to enforce directly.
- jessaustin 6y agoThat isn't as good a firewall as one might imagine. Organizations like ALEC push through lots of abusive crap at state and municipal levels. They've got their fingers in hundreds of pies at the same time. If locals aren't paying attention, they can have the laws in force and be on to the next town before anyone realizes what happened.