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Re:Baby boomers are becoming homeless at a rate not seen sin... by FrustratedMonky on Monday September 25, 2023 @10:54AM (#37644845)
Everyone says its regulations. But nobody wants leaky pipes, and faulty electrical wiring. Which is what happens when you start cutting back regulations, because construction contractors will cut corners, to a really shocking degree.
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Re:Baby boomers are becoming homeless at a rate not seen sin... by coryrc on Monday September 25, 2023 @11:38AM (#37645605)
1. Those aren't the regulations people are mostly referencing; it's mostly zoning.

2. The electrical regulation requiring AFCI breakers increases the panel cost from $500 to $2500+ for a negligible safety increase. This is a problem!

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Re:Baby boomers are becoming homeless at a rate not seen sin... by FrustratedMonky on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @11:19AM (#37660651)
"negligible". Is the problem. One persons "negligible", is another persons lost finger.

Construction contractors don't really care if you die. They might shrug, feel bad for an hour.

The current regulations are for "MINIMUM" standards. And those already get pushed. If we reduce the regulations, then those will also get pushed beyond.

Then we become like third world countries were buildings just collapse.

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