Let's be perfectly clear.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

Japan's building codes saved hundreds of thousands of lives.

Regulation does work. When a 9.0 hit, every tall building, every office complex, every condo project remained standing. Only the tsunami caused such horrible suffering and damage.

and our fucking GOP wants to get government out of . . . government. Deregulation. Cutting standards. Using nonunion labor.

This should be a warning to all of us. Regulations save lives.

[snot]

1. Good point!

[fishwax]

2. k/r for regulation

:kick:

[spanone]

3. k&r...

[WillyT]

4. Most Excellent Point... K & R !!!

:applause::applause::applause:

:yourock:

:hi:

:kick:

[midnight]

5. Great point about regulation working.....

[pinto]

6. Good point.

:thumbsup:

[WatsonT]

7. I think building codes and union labor

are two separate issues.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

8. to some degree, but who would you trust more?

some guy who picked up electrical training by the contact he had on one job, or a union guy certified, trained, tested, and capable?

Or what weld on a nuke plant piping system would you trust more? A guy who has welding equipment in his garage, like me, or a union guy who was taught stainless, high chrome, precise welding techniques that pass all x-ray tests?

regulations and union labor go hand in hand.