Do it yourselfers are hamstrung?

[kalakoa]

We need a "different level" of government "intrusion".

Consider: wiring by a skilled amateur is simply "illegal" regardless of "quality" ... while a "licensed" tradesperson (with government-granted monopoly status) can legally do shoddy work.

Everyone pays: insurance companies pick up the tab on "permitted" homes while the "unlicensed" collect public benefits because they can't work.

Seems fair.