"Sockpuppet Yustabe" wrote in message
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"George M. Middius" wrote in message
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From the NYTimes: http://tinyurl.com/t20a

A parking garage collapsed, killing somebody.

Anybody who says government is too intrusive should face the
possibility that the concrete was watered down and the building
inspector paid off.



I must have missed something.
Did someone here advocate that we
do away with building codes or condone bribery?

Of, cousre, there are lots of other reasons that could
have caused the collapse.

Though something similar to your charge did happen
on a road contract in Washington D.C. It had to do
with bribing the inspector to overlook incorrect temperatures
of a paving mix. The contractor was debarred, and there was
something in the Washingon Times (in the previous 2 weeks)
about isuues related to continuing the debarment.


Private industry can inspect building for persons who contract to have them
built and then be sued if they collapse. There's no need for an expensive
government agency with overworked underpaid inspectors subject to bribes.
The whole reason for the government agency is to collect money and exert
authority that they don't need to have. If it's your building you take
responsibility for making sure it's built right.

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