[sureshv]

California occupational licensing strikes again. Just like the handyman who can’t do jobs > $500 (including materials). There’s a dead spot in that market between $500-$5000 which is the minimum most GCs will do work on.

[swayvil]

Where would we be without the government putting their fingers into every little thing.

[aidenn0]

No dead spot, just unlicensed handymen

[throwaway0a5e]

Handymen who can be forced out of their jobs or at least given a massive financial problem at the discretion of a bureaucrat or enforcement official and are therefore dependent on the good graces of those entities for their income.

The purpose of a system is what it does.