12-26-2009, 06:27 AM
Many years ago, when the contractors were starving - they decided to starve out the owner builders and small developers. The trade unions backed this direction. (and the trade union lobbyists were even stronger than the contractors lobbyists.)
The bone that was thrown to get this all passed was the small owner builder exemption. The safety issues were picked up as a reason why this should all pass. But the original intent IMHO had nothing to do with safety, only money.
The bone that was thrown to get this all passed was the small owner builder exemption. The safety issues were picked up as a reason why this should all pass. But the original intent IMHO had nothing to do with safety, only money.