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| *Evan* I bleed orange and black  User ID: 21948600  United States11/09/2012 05:09 PM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Redpaw360 User ID: 11235712 United States11/09/2012 05:17 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | No. Ever. It is because the government imposes large corporation policies upon a start up contractor business that I am now in the position I'm in. Like I said in a post last night, in my town you need a 36.00 minor electrical permit to change a .79 cent light switch. You need 1,000,000 dollar liability to change a kitchen sink and it must involve two separate trades. My government has crushed the hopes and dreams of people who want to be something they have trained all their lives for... And yet can't get off the ground with all the red tape. Last Edited by Redpaw360 on 11/09/2012 05:17 PM Oregon Constitution Article I, Section 27 The people shall have the right to bear arms for the defence of themselves, and the State, but the Military shall be kept in strict subordination to the civil power. |
| *Evan* (OP) I bleed orange and black User ID: 21948600 United States11/09/2012 05:32 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | No. Ever. Quoting: Redpaw360 It is because the government imposes large corporation policies upon a start up contractor business that I am now in the position I'm in. Like I said in a post last night, in my town you need a 36.00 minor electrical permit to change a .79 cent light switch. You need 1,000,000 dollar liability to change a kitchen sink and it must involve two separate trades. My government has crushed the hopes and dreams of people who want to be something they have trained all their lives for... And yet can't get off the ground with all the red tape. I completely agree. Well said. Formerly:Michael Bolton Negan, Rick Grimes, Heisenberg, Charlie Scene, “The Fourth Amendment is clear; we should be secure in our persons, houses, papers, and effects, and all warrants must have probable cause. Today the government operates largely in secret, while seeking to know everything about our private lives – without probable cause and without a warrant. The government does not need to know more about what we are doing. We need to know more about what the government is doing.”-Ron Paul |
| *Evan* (OP) I bleed orange and black User ID: 21948600 United States11/09/2012 05:52 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | So far "yes" has 0 votes.. Formerly:Michael Bolton Negan, Rick Grimes, Heisenberg, Charlie Scene, “The Fourth Amendment is clear; we should be secure in our persons, houses, papers, and effects, and all warrants must have probable cause. Today the government operates largely in secret, while seeking to know everything about our private lives – without probable cause and without a warrant. The government does not need to know more about what we are doing. We need to know more about what the government is doing.”-Ron Paul |
| Sleeping Giant Haste The Day User ID: 23781418 United States11/09/2012 05:59 PM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I voted for no, but the screen kept changing it to yes. "You don't have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body." ~C.S. Lewis "And Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight, The clouds be rolled back as a scroll; The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend, Even so, it is well with my soul." Thread: 37 Survival Downloads and Handbooks – Pioneering, SHTF, Engineering, Urban Gardening, Defense, and More |
| *Evan* (OP) I bleed orange and black User ID: 21948600 United States11/09/2012 06:03 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation |  Formerly:Michael Bolton Negan, Rick Grimes, Heisenberg, Charlie Scene, “The Fourth Amendment is clear; we should be secure in our persons, houses, papers, and effects, and all warrants must have probable cause. Today the government operates largely in secret, while seeking to know everything about our private lives – without probable cause and without a warrant. The government does not need to know more about what we are doing. We need to know more about what the government is doing.”-Ron Paul |
| Redpaw360 User ID: 11235712 United States11/09/2012 06:09 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I have tons of stories, all based on my company, here's a fact: In order to get a contractors license, you must pass a 4 hour test, using government approved books, sold by government authorized stores. 150.00 for the books But wait, there's more !!!, In order to take the test, you have to register and book a time slot for the room, 185.00 Before you can enter the room, you must strip down to basic tshirt and pants, placing all your belongings in a safe. You are then frisked and then you are handed back your drivers license that THEY remove from your wallet. Then the locked safe is closed, and you enter the room. You enter the room, with your drivers license and the key to the safe, but you can't move for 20 seconds until the cameras (3) are started. You then push the button at the terminal which starts the timer for your 4 hours..... The entire test consists of how to pay your fair share of taxes to the state, there are no questions about how to prep a wall for paint, how to tile a floor or the steps involved, no questions about standard height of a kitchen base cabinet. It's all about taxes to the state and how to charge more to your clients on lead based paint removal ( they push this ) in houses before 1976. True story. Last Edited by Redpaw360 on 11/09/2012 06:10 PM Oregon Constitution Article I, Section 27 The people shall have the right to bear arms for the defence of themselves, and the State, but the Military shall be kept in strict subordination to the civil power. |
| *Evan* (OP) I bleed orange and black User ID: 21948600 United States11/09/2012 06:11 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I have tons of stories, all based on my company, here's a fact: Quoting: Redpaw360 In order to get a contractors license, you must pass a 4 hour test, using government approved books, sold by government authorized stores. 150.00 for the books But wait, there's more !!!, In order to take the test, you have to register and book a time slot for the room, 185.00 Before you can enter the room, you must strip down to basic tshirt and pants, placing all your belongings in a safe. You are then frisked and then you are handed back your drivers license that THEY remove from your wallet. Then the locked safe is closed, and you enter the room. You enter the room, with your drivers license and the key to the safe, but you can't move for 20 seconds until the cameras (3) are started. You then push the button at the terminal which starts the timer for your 4 hours..... The entire test consists of how to pay your fair share of taxes to the state, there are no questions about how to prep a wall for paint, how to tile a floor or the steps involved, no questions about standard height of a kitchen base cabinet. It's all about taxes to the state and how to charge more to your clients on lead based paint removal ( they push this ) in houses before 1976. True story. That is the thing about business that liberals don't and cant understand also. Regulations, as much as they don't want to believe it, hurt businesses. I have had a similar experience when I got my insurance license. Same state controlled B.S Last Edited by *Evan on 11/09/2012 06:12 PM Formerly:Michael Bolton Negan, Rick Grimes, Heisenberg, Charlie Scene, “The Fourth Amendment is clear; we should be secure in our persons, houses, papers, and effects, and all warrants must have probable cause. Today the government operates largely in secret, while seeking to know everything about our private lives – without probable cause and without a warrant. The government does not need to know more about what we are doing. We need to know more about what the government is doing.”-Ron Paul |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 27375760 United States11/09/2012 06:13 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I have tons of stories, all based on my company, here's a fact: Quoting: Redpaw360 In order to get a contractors license, you must pass a 4 hour test, using government approved books, sold by government authorized stores. 150.00 for the books But wait, there's more !!!, In order to take the test, you have to register and book a time slot for the room, 185.00 Before you can enter the room, you must strip down to basic tshirt and pants, placing all your belongings in a safe. You are then frisked and then you are handed back your drivers license that THEY remove from your wallet. Then the locked safe is closed, and you enter the room. You enter the room, with your drivers license and the key to the safe, but you can't move for 20 seconds until the cameras (3) are started. You then push the button at the terminal which starts the timer for your 4 hours..... The entire test consists of how to pay your fair share of taxes to the state, there are no questions about how to prep a wall for paint, how to tile a floor or the steps involved, no questions about standard height of a kitchen base cabinet. It's all about taxes to the state and how to charge more to your clients on lead based paint removal ( they push this ) in houses before 1976. True story. The only thing the "government" is interested in protecting is the power of the "government" and the gravy train they're all riding. |
| *Evan* (OP) I bleed orange and black User ID: 21948600 United States11/09/2012 06:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I have tons of stories, all based on my company, here's a fact: Quoting: Redpaw360 In order to get a contractors license, you must pass a 4 hour test, using government approved books, sold by government authorized stores. 150.00 for the books But wait, there's more !!!, In order to take the test, you have to register and book a time slot for the room, 185.00 Before you can enter the room, you must strip down to basic tshirt and pants, placing all your belongings in a safe. You are then frisked and then you are handed back your drivers license that THEY remove from your wallet. Then the locked safe is closed, and you enter the room. You enter the room, with your drivers license and the key to the safe, but you can't move for 20 seconds until the cameras (3) are started. You then push the button at the terminal which starts the timer for your 4 hours..... The entire test consists of how to pay your fair share of taxes to the state, there are no questions about how to prep a wall for paint, how to tile a floor or the steps involved, no questions about standard height of a kitchen base cabinet. It's all about taxes to the state and how to charge more to your clients on lead based paint removal ( they push this ) in houses before 1976. True story. The only thing the "government" is interested in protecting is the power of the "government" and the gravy train they're all riding.  Formerly:Michael Bolton Negan, Rick Grimes, Heisenberg, Charlie Scene, “The Fourth Amendment is clear; we should be secure in our persons, houses, papers, and effects, and all warrants must have probable cause. Today the government operates largely in secret, while seeking to know everything about our private lives – without probable cause and without a warrant. The government does not need to know more about what we are doing. We need to know more about what the government is doing.”-Ron Paul |
| Redpaw360 User ID: 11235712 United States11/09/2012 06:20 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Top it all off, by becoming a licensed contractor, you agree to disclose all your business transactions and banking records including clients banking information at the end of the year. In full detail. ....and now they passed a retroactive law recently that states any tool that you have used in your business, even if owned before the business was incorporated, is to be inventoried for tax purposes. My 22 ounce Estwing hammer is older than my college aged girls, and they want to tax me on an item I have owned longer than this agency has been in business. You must disclose all tools used by your company or they will not renew your license, for tax purposes of course. Oregon Constitution Article I, Section 27 The people shall have the right to bear arms for the defence of themselves, and the State, but the Military shall be kept in strict subordination to the civil power. |
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| patdeez84 User ID: 27397763 United States11/09/2012 06:26 PM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | No. Ever. Quoting: Redpaw360 It is because the government imposes large corporation policies upon a start up contractor business that I am now in the position I'm in. Like I said in a post last night, in my town you need a 36.00 minor electrical permit to change a .79 cent light switch. You need 1,000,000 dollar liability to change a kitchen sink and it must involve two separate trades. My government has crushed the hopes and dreams of people who want to be something they have trained all their lives for... And yet can't get off the ground with all the red tape. ^^THIS^^ You can't even hardly build your own house because of all the restrictions and bull shit they want you to do. Why the hell should I have to be force to hire someone to do a job that I can do myself but can't because I'm not a licensed contractor.   “We have allowed our nation to be over taxed and over regulated and overrun by bureaucrats, the founders would be ashamed of us for what we're putting up with.” Ron Paul . “My idea of a perfect government is one guy who sits in a small room at a desk, and the only thing he’s allowed to decide is who to nuke. The man is chosen based on some kind of IQ test, and maybe also a physical tournament, like a decathlon. And women are brought to him, maybe ... when he desires them.” Ron Swanson |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 23781418 United States11/09/2012 06:27 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| *Evan* (OP) I bleed orange and black User ID: 21948600 United States11/09/2012 06:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Everyone uses that smilie wrong. It's kind of sarcastic. It says "Uh-huh. Sure. Yeah, right". Quoting: Anonymous Coward 24002333 Now I need the government telling me how to use my smilies??? lol/jk Formerly:Michael Bolton Negan, Rick Grimes, Heisenberg, Charlie Scene, “The Fourth Amendment is clear; we should be secure in our persons, houses, papers, and effects, and all warrants must have probable cause. Today the government operates largely in secret, while seeking to know everything about our private lives – without probable cause and without a warrant. The government does not need to know more about what we are doing. We need to know more about what the government is doing.”-Ron Paul |
| *Evan* (OP) I bleed orange and black User ID: 21948600 United States11/09/2012 06:30 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | No. Ever. Quoting: Redpaw360 It is because the government imposes large corporation policies upon a start up contractor business that I am now in the position I'm in. Like I said in a post last night, in my town you need a 36.00 minor electrical permit to change a .79 cent light switch. You need 1,000,000 dollar liability to change a kitchen sink and it must involve two separate trades. My government has crushed the hopes and dreams of people who want to be something they have trained all their lives for... And yet can't get off the ground with all the red tape. ^^THIS^^ You can't even hardly build your own house because of all the restrictions and bull shit they want you to do. Why the hell should I have to be force to hire someone to do a job that I can do myself but can't because I'm not a licensed contractor. I like that smilie  Formerly:Michael Bolton Negan, Rick Grimes, Heisenberg, Charlie Scene, “The Fourth Amendment is clear; we should be secure in our persons, houses, papers, and effects, and all warrants must have probable cause. Today the government operates largely in secret, while seeking to know everything about our private lives – without probable cause and without a warrant. The government does not need to know more about what we are doing. We need to know more about what the government is doing.”-Ron Paul |
| Redpaw360 User ID: 11235712 United States11/09/2012 06:32 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | No. Ever. Quoting: Redpaw360 It is because the government imposes large corporation policies upon a start up contractor business that I am now in the position I'm in. Like I said in a post last night, in my town you need a 36.00 minor electrical permit to change a .79 cent light switch. You need 1,000,000 dollar liability to change a kitchen sink and it must involve two separate trades. My government has crushed the hopes and dreams of people who want to be something they have trained all their lives for... And yet can't get off the ground with all the red tape. ^^THIS^^ You can't even hardly build your own house because of all the restrictions and bull shit they want you to do. Why the hell should I have to be force to hire someone to do a job that I can do myself but can't because I'm not a licensed contractor. I addressed this question recently at a seminar for small business. The answer was an eye opener. The answer was: you are not the owner of your house, you are considered the current caretaker. You are responsible to leave the home upon its sale in code condition perfection or the state will come after your estate and file liens to stop the sale or recover the costs for corrections. That floored me. The state does not have the opinion that you have property rights or ability to make correct decisions regarding your home. Last Edited by Redpaw360 on 11/09/2012 06:33 PM Oregon Constitution Article I, Section 27 The people shall have the right to bear arms for the defence of themselves, and the State, but the Military shall be kept in strict subordination to the civil power. |
| Resister In God we trust User ID: 1461638 United States11/09/2012 06:38 PM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | No. "God forbid we should ever be 20 years without such a rebellion. The people cannot be all, & always, well informed... If they remain quiet under such misconceptions it is a lethargy, the forerunner of death to the public liberty... Let them take arms... What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots & tyrants. " - Thomas Jefferson in 1787 [link to line-in-the-sand.blogspot.com] |
| AlcoholicRunner I run and drink at the same time. User ID: 23182389 United States11/09/2012 06:43 PM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I think I was 21 years old (1996) when I got a rude awakening from libtard professor about nutrition paper I did. This bitch blasted me in front of the classroom over how wrong I was. Turns out I was right years later. Go figure. That's the problem with the federal gov't relying on these kinds to shove their agendas on us even though we KNOW they are wrong. Hard to believe that they still use same outdated nutrition information in federal guideline over what we should eat... Nothing changed despite the fact there are tons of papers showing them wrong! |
| Redpaw360 User ID: 11235712 United States11/09/2012 06:46 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I think I was 21 years old (1996) when I got a rude awakening from libtard professor about nutrition paper I did. This bitch blasted me in front of the classroom over how wrong I was. Turns out I was right years later. Go figure. That's the problem with the federal gov't relying on these kinds to shove their agendas on us even though we KNOW they are wrong. Quoting: AlcoholicRunner Hard to believe that they still use same outdated nutrition information in federal guideline over what we should eat... Nothing changed despite the fact there are tons of papers showing them wrong! Hey, call Gloria Allred, she hates libtard professors who become future lawyers..... Er, um, wait, that's Gloria. Dammit. Oregon Constitution Article I, Section 27 The people shall have the right to bear arms for the defence of themselves, and the State, but the Military shall be kept in strict subordination to the civil power. |
| *Evan* (OP) I bleed orange and black User ID: 21948600 United States11/09/2012 06:50 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I think I was 21 years old (1996) when I got a rude awakening from libtard professor about nutrition paper I did. This bitch blasted me in front of the classroom over how wrong I was. Turns out I was right years later. Go figure. That's the problem with the federal gov't relying on these kinds to shove their agendas on us even though we KNOW they are wrong. Quoting: AlcoholicRunner Hard to believe that they still use same outdated nutrition information in federal guideline over what we should eat... Nothing changed despite the fact there are tons of papers showing them wrong! Hey, call Gloria Allred, she hates libtard professors who become future lawyers..... Er, um, wait, that's Gloria. Dammit.  Formerly:Michael Bolton Negan, Rick Grimes, Heisenberg, Charlie Scene, “The Fourth Amendment is clear; we should be secure in our persons, houses, papers, and effects, and all warrants must have probable cause. Today the government operates largely in secret, while seeking to know everything about our private lives – without probable cause and without a warrant. The government does not need to know more about what we are doing. We need to know more about what the government is doing.”-Ron Paul |
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| AlcoholicRunner I run and drink at the same time. User ID: 23182389 United States11/09/2012 06:54 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I think I was 21 years old (1996) when I got a rude awakening from libtard professor about nutrition paper I did. This bitch blasted me in front of the classroom over how wrong I was. Turns out I was right years later. Go figure. That's the problem with the federal gov't relying on these kinds to shove their agendas on us even though we KNOW they are wrong. Quoting: AlcoholicRunner Hard to believe that they still use same outdated nutrition information in federal guideline over what we should eat... Nothing changed despite the fact there are tons of papers showing them wrong! Hey, call Gloria Allred, she hates libtard professors who become future lawyers..... Er, um, wait, that's Gloria. Dammit.  |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 27375760 United States11/09/2012 06:55 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Top it all off, by becoming a licensed contractor, you agree to disclose all your business transactions and banking records including clients banking information at the end of the year. Quoting: Redpaw360 In full detail. ....and now they passed a retroactive law recently that states any tool that you have used in your business, even if owned before the business was incorporated, is to be inventoried for tax purposes. My 22 ounce Estwing hammer is older than my college aged girls, and they want to tax me on an item I have owned longer than this agency has been in business. You must disclose all tools used by your company or they will not renew your license, for tax purposes of course. What state is this? Sounds like New Jersey. |
| AlcoholicRunner I run and drink at the same time. User ID: 23182389 United States11/09/2012 06:57 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Top it all off, by becoming a licensed contractor, you agree to disclose all your business transactions and banking records including clients banking information at the end of the year. Quoting: Redpaw360 In full detail. ....and now they passed a retroactive law recently that states any tool that you have used in your business, even if owned before the business was incorporated, is to be inventoried for tax purposes. My 22 ounce Estwing hammer is older than my college aged girls, and they want to tax me on an item I have owned longer than this agency has been in business. You must disclose all tools used by your company or they will not renew your license, for tax purposes of course. What state is this? Sounds like New Jersey. I remember John Stossel talking about how he had to jump through loops to build his new house somewhere up there. |
| Redpaw360 User ID: 11235712 United States11/09/2012 07:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Top it all off, by becoming a licensed contractor, you agree to disclose all your business transactions and banking records including clients banking information at the end of the year. Quoting: Redpaw360 In full detail. ....and now they passed a retroactive law recently that states any tool that you have used in your business, even if owned before the business was incorporated, is to be inventoried for tax purposes. My 22 ounce Estwing hammer is older than my college aged girls, and they want to tax me on an item I have owned longer than this agency has been in business. You must disclose all tools used by your company or they will not renew your license, for tax purposes of course. What state is this? Sounds like New Jersey. It's a western state. Not a Red State. Not a right to work state, Not a logging state, not a gun friendly state, not a job creating state, not a legal marijuana state, not a state touching Mexico, not a state touching Canada... Just an out of touch state. Oregon Constitution Article I, Section 27 The people shall have the right to bear arms for the defence of themselves, and the State, but the Military shall be kept in strict subordination to the civil power. |
