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My homestate [Texas] does not require federal/state agencies to follow local building codes. My new state [Tennessee] just ended government construction inspec

• _heimdall 2y ago
  That's worse than pay-to-play. I lived in a tourist-driven coastal town for a few years, builders there regularly paid off our corrupt mayor to avoid the rules. When the government is dodging its own rules its "rules for the, not for me."
  • ProllyInfamous 2y ago
    >builders there regularly paid off our corrupt mayor to avoid the rules. I stopped being an electrical sub-contractor after a local mansion builder told me to "stop worrying about the other trades[†], I have insurance for a reason." †: floor-heat guy wanted to run his 35A through my 16A circuit, "don't make this harder than it needs to be."