Maybe, because his profession requires more control than the average user, and he should use professional grade tools to do his job?
I mean would you expect a Construction Worker to use the same $30 drill (http://www.homedepot.com/p/Ryobi-5-5-Amp-3-8-in-Variable-Speed-Drill-D43K/205216326) that I use at home? Or would you expect him/her to use the better sturdier more complete $130 one (http://www.homedepot.com/p/Ryobi-ONE-18-Volt-Lithium-Ion-Cordless-Drill-Driver-and-Impact-Driver-Kit-2-Tool-P882/203406854) that is more drill than I need for my occasional needs?
Why, we NEVER had any streets, schools or a standing army before we had taxes on everyone's income. Which by the way, was ONLY supposed to be the "Bernie Sanders 1%" type tax program in the beginning*. The fact that you think these things were not possible before the average person began to be raped by taxes is just ignorance.
*The Federal Income Tax program originally targeted the "Very rich" (1%) of the people, and labeled "Progressive". But like all "Progressive" taxes, slowly changes over time to become increasingly regressive (all taxes are regressive, but that is a different point). Just after The big earthquake in California, the liberal progressives instituted a 1/4 cent increase in the sales tax, that was supposed to be "temporary" to help SF bay area recover from the Earthquake. Many people objected from the beginning, that it would become permanent, and it did.
The idea that we cannot do things without Taxes is largely a progressive myth, just like all their other tax myths they use to establish more and more confiscation of people's hard earned money. This has largely been the reason why the Federal Government has crept into every aspect of American life, and now looks to include our bathroom options. And progressives think all of this is a "good thing" because they like this form of tyranny.
Define "poor". Poor from today, look very much like upper middle class from 1960. We have TVs and Microwave Ovens, cars that last a long time, and housing that is more efficient.
Saying "help the poor" is always a noble cause, but the definition changes over time to the point where the term itself is meaningless. The Poor in America are living much much better than most of the middle class in places like India. American poor are in the 10% that Bernie Rails against. It all depends on what the demographics you're looking at. It is how Bill and Hillary consider themselves "poor" upon leaving the White House earning millions of dollars in speeches.
So, when you say "poor", I say that is just relative, nonspecific term.
Statism. It isn't good be it from the Right or the Left. The end result is the same. The ONLY solution is to realize that Statism is the problem, not the solution.
Liberty is Messy. Statism is nice and clean, just as long as you comply with its regulations.
That is because power is aggregating at the top of the system, and you have almost no voice there. Want to change the outcome, stop voting for things that aggregate power at the top, and start moving it back to the states, cities and the people.
All previous candidates have "suspended" their runs. It is to keep the door open at the convention to add planks to the Party Platform. The actual campaigns will end AFTER the convention. It is a mostly symbolic step, as functionally the same.
Oh, maybe because Trump is a conservative populist who would think it a good idea to ban strong encryption, abolish net neutrality, increase the surveillance powers of the security services
And you think Clinton is any different? You're not paying attention.
I have a question, you gonna support Hilary when the FBI presents its political corruption charges stemming from the "Pay to play" Clinton (crime family) foundation "donations"? Or do you just don't care about actual political corruption just as long as the candidate supports some of the causes you like?
Email addresses on servers they did not control. The difference, which people like yourself want to minimize is that it was HER server (not AOL, Not Hotmail, not Yahoo!, and not Google. It was her private email server. And it was clearly designed to get around the Open Records requirements that were passed because of Republican versions of private email addresses that happened previously.
And, you're functionally saying "Two wrongs make it okay", rather than addressing the real concerns.
Provided the DoJ doesn't indict her for mishandling of classified information.
Or the grander charges of "Pay to play" with the Clinton Foundation, which basically is criminal political corruption of the highest kind.
That, and there is a certain class of (D) voters who would vote for mass murdering puppy/kitten killer, just as long as s/he had a (D) after their name. I estimate that to be around 35% of the D voters. I don't put it past the DNC and their sycophant supporters to do anything but circle the wagons around Clinton once that bomb drop, and the big guns in the press go full tilt against Trump (as a huge distraction).
Being a Libertarian, I'm just sitting back eating popcorn, enjoying the show.
But you're also the one excusing the soft bigotry of low (or non-existent) expectations. Lets raise the bar, instead of just moving it to a new location.
Hate begets hate. Let me know when bigotry leads to love. You are excusing hate on one side, not realizing hate begets hate. The only answer is to denounce hate and bigotry for everyone, equally, starting now. Not supporting bigotry because of some past wrongs.
Or, as my daddy used to say, "Two wrongs don't make it right" My addition is "Two wrongs is worse the one".
I hate bigots, and I don't give a shit what their color, creed or sexuality is. Bigotry is nasty and evil. All of it.
Because fire and bigotry are the same things? Or even closely related? You just making an excuse for hate simply because you dislike the hate on the other side more?
Unlike fire, hatred isn't controlled by using hate. And I dare say, have you never seen a controlled fire get out of control? Trying that with Hate is equally dangerous, maybe more so. Further, hate isn't rational, and doesn't follow rational flow, unlike fire, which is well understood.
The purpose of controlled fires is to burn the fuel up, preventing worse fire. On the other hand, hate fuels hate. Nobody ever said you can eliminate hate by having more hate, it just creates more hate (creates its own fuel).
So, if you're going to make a stupid suggestion via analogy, you might want to spend more than 30 seconds coming up with one. This analogy is fatally flawed.
If we could improve electrolysis of water splitting, we could generate raw hydrogen which we could then transport efficiently to where it is needed. The problem is, that process isn't really efficient. And it has energy density that is highly functional. The danger is that it is really dangerous when exposed to O2 (see Hindenburg for example).
Personally, I would love to see the whole energy system opened up into a huge competition, between traditional fuels / energy generation and new renewables in the form of Xprize for efficiency improvements for various methods.
My view, is that Clinton, Bernie, Trump and Cruz (and Kasich and the rest) are all part of the problem. Here is a complete summary of my political philosophy:
Man cannot rule himself, what makes us think he can rule others? And then, my sig makes even more sense.
That may be true. However, going from app to app to app to app to find the game(other live event) you're looking for is really lame. If Netflix was smart, they would incorporate all those other "app" experiences (when possible).
For instance Hockey, is it in CCSN, NBCSN, ESPN, ABC, or NHL app (or somewhere else). And then trying to stream it to my TV is a whole other issue (good luck). Cable/Sat TV is really dying, it just doesn't know it yet. Netcraft may even be confirming it.
I can see the Uber Machine learning going something like this...
UberSuperComputer: Rain is coming, heavy rain. Increases in demand expected to be 50% more during peak rain. UberEmail/Text Notification: "Please get out and drive, heavy rains coming and you can earn more money" UberDriver: More Money! SWEET! Uber: Due to increased Uber Drivers, price drop is 5% for Peak Rain at this time UberDriver: Fuck that shit, I'm not driving in the Peak Rain ever again UberSuperComputer: Peak Rates have returned. Changes in driver availability short lived. Peak Rain expected increases in demand can be upto 60% more. UberDriver: I don't believe you, pound sand.
Facts not in evidence. You're assuming these to be true, without any proof. Chipotle is a great example of doing everything right (more or less) and still getting it wrong. And you're arguing Security in exchange for Liberty. I object to both these.
It, in fact, does do that.
It in fact, does no such thing. Licensing and regulations do NOT improve anything. Changes to actual processes do that, and those do NOT require licensing and or regulations. And I wonder how many people got sick drinking lemonade from a neighborhood stand, which is now out of business because of licensing and regulations we MUST enforce. I mean after all, someone MIGHT get sick (Odwalla poisoning not withstanding)
let anyone sell and store food any way they want
I'm not sure what the objection is. It is people like you who prevent "raw" milk products to be sold, even to people who want it, because You know better than they do. It is people like you who want the FDA to tell walnut growers that they cannot claim factual information because it makes walnuts into "drugs", and only the FDA can do that (never mind they suck at protecting people from actual bad drugs)
My point is, regulation does nothing but give people false sense of security.
You'll find weekly articles about food poisoning outbreaks many with numerous deaths.
I am not denying that. Unsanitary conditions exist, and knoweldge and understanding of sanitary conditions doesn't require a permit and a license from government, and government doesn't actually stop that shit. Take a look around, every restaurant has an "A" rating by the"health inspector". You're saying these are all exactly "equal and best" sanitary conditions in every restaurant? This is, indeed the false sense of security I'm railing against. And you feel good when you see "A" and go in and eat, even though the guy down the street has better conditions in the kitchen, you think they are equal because... they both say "A" in the window.
Now, most food poising is individuals or families from poorly prep'd or stored meals at HOME
Hey, don't give the government any ideas, they might just come into our homes and make sure they are inspected and we might need to get a license to cook our own food. Because government always knows best and after all, if it is good for Restaurants it is good for everyone!
It is NOT misleading deflection. I've been told on MANY occasions, that any bigotry by special classes is in fact "earned" and thus "not bigotry". When people of that protected minority can say, do and be expressly anti white, and get a pass on virtually all of it (encourage it in music etc), it is also evidence that is not just a few people believing it, but a large part.
Look, I realize there are bigots out there. And color of skin doesn't stop bigotry, there are white bigots, black bigots, Hispanic bigots, Asian bigots and so on. And when you DO NOT call it for what it is, when you see it, you are just saying it is okay. The simple fact is "Certain Groups are incapable of bigotry" is a sarcastic response to the idea that whites, male, heterosexuals are the sole cause of all the ills in the world. This is bigotry of the left.
Revenge bigotry is still bigotry, and doesn't reduce it at all. Fight bigotry, you must fight ALL forms of it, just not the kinds you don't like.
Repeating something over and over again, just causes undue panic. In the case of Sky is falling, (false report of something that did happen) caused undue panic. While nothing bad happened except to the chicken who was mistaken (AGW except Al Gore still makes a ton of money promoting it). In the case of the Boy who cried wolf, eventually everyone stops listening to them, and the worst possible outcome happens, a valid warning is ignored and disaster happens.
You can pick the ending you want, from either of these two things. Dissolved Carbon Dioxide is good for Algae, and promotes growth (and O2 output) creating more Carbon based foods for animals up the food chain. My guess is the people claiming this is "Bad" don't understand the feedback loop protections in a complex system such as the whole ecosystem presents. They are ONLY looking at one point, and making wrong assumptions because it suits the narrative they want to promote. Chicken Little and Boy Who Cried Wolf are aspects of this story. The false conclusion (Chicken Little) and the repeated claims of danger (Boy Who Cried Wolf) are happening, regardless of how you feel about the subject. Meanwhile, I'll take the Greening of Africa as a good sign.;)
Because without someone checking on the how the food is prepared and stored is a recipe for food poisoning.
Yeah, because regulated Restaurants NEVER have issues (Chipotle)
By applying for a license and submitting to inspection we dramatically minimize that risk. This is a good thing.
No you don't. You just add bureaucracy to the mess. You know what I see, I see new requirements going up all the time, now, every Food Preparation location has a sign hanging in the windows saying "A Rating", indicating that it has passed recent (depending on definition) inspection, not how the food is being prepared that day (cough cough, sneeze and ooze). And since everyone has an A rating, that means they are all equally awesome. Nobody ever posts a "C", and I doubt every establishment is equal. So the score is... meaningless bureaucratic bullshit.
What I'm seeing in my area are bunches of food trucks (over several blocks) -- which are putting local restaurants out of business. This isn't necessarily bad as the trucks are licensed, clean and inspected. It's just a 'shift' which is to be expected when someone finds a way to do something cheaper.
Yeah, because they don't have to pay rent or clean a full restaurant, just the truck and find a nice place to park it. I am sure it costs a boat load less to do that. Tacos are cheap as it is, and this just makes it cheaper.
However, cutting out "rent" as part of one's overhead is a LOT different that cutting out proper cleaning procedures and storage procedures for perishables. The former saves a business owner money as does the latter -- but not at the expense of risking their customers health.
Yeah I know a restaurant that got A rating, still had a food poisoning outbreak (Chipotle) . Explain to me how regulations and licensing prevented that? (hint, it didn't) Further, the public backlash against them was worse than anything the government could actually do. There is always risk, and regulations do not remove it, and often cost more (collectively) than the things it supposedly prevents.
IMHO that "A" rating that everyone gets, is misleading at best. It is like all those other warning labels that nobody ever bothers reading anymore, since they are everywhere.
These warning labels are everywhere in California. You can’t go to a grocery store, an airport or a gas station without being warned you might get cancer. But that doesn’t mean lacing up your sneakers is going to give you cancer — it just means that the bar for earning a label is so low that the businesses selling these products have to warn you of even the tiniest theoretical risk of health problems or else they’ll be slapped with a lawsuit.
At some point, the "regulation" designed to keep you safe, actually endangers you, because you ignore or trust them too much.
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Maybe, because his profession requires more control than the average user, and he should use professional grade tools to do his job?
I mean would you expect a Construction Worker to use the same $30 drill (http://www.homedepot.com/p/Ryobi-5-5-Amp-3-8-in-Variable-Speed-Drill-D43K/205216326) that I use at home? Or would you expect him/her to use the better sturdier more complete $130 one (http://www.homedepot.com/p/Ryobi-ONE-18-Volt-Lithium-Ion-Cordless-Drill-Driver-and-Impact-Driver-Kit-2-Tool-P882/203406854) that is more drill than I need for my occasional needs?
Why, we NEVER had any streets, schools or a standing army before we had taxes on everyone's income. Which by the way, was ONLY supposed to be the "Bernie Sanders 1%" type tax program in the beginning*. The fact that you think these things were not possible before the average person began to be raped by taxes is just ignorance.
*The Federal Income Tax program originally targeted the "Very rich" (1%) of the people, and labeled "Progressive". But like all "Progressive" taxes, slowly changes over time to become increasingly regressive (all taxes are regressive, but that is a different point). Just after The big earthquake in California, the liberal progressives instituted a 1/4 cent increase in the sales tax, that was supposed to be "temporary" to help SF bay area recover from the Earthquake. Many people objected from the beginning, that it would become permanent, and it did.
The idea that we cannot do things without Taxes is largely a progressive myth, just like all their other tax myths they use to establish more and more confiscation of people's hard earned money. This has largely been the reason why the Federal Government has crept into every aspect of American life, and now looks to include our bathroom options. And progressives think all of this is a "good thing" because they like this form of tyranny.
Define "poor". Poor from today, look very much like upper middle class from 1960. We have TVs and Microwave Ovens, cars that last a long time, and housing that is more efficient.
Saying "help the poor" is always a noble cause, but the definition changes over time to the point where the term itself is meaningless. The Poor in America are living much much better than most of the middle class in places like India. American poor are in the 10% that Bernie Rails against. It all depends on what the demographics you're looking at. It is how Bill and Hillary consider themselves "poor" upon leaving the White House earning millions of dollars in speeches.
So, when you say "poor", I say that is just relative, nonspecific term.
You are a Climate Change Denier! You must be cleansed! Climate Change is Settled Science! The Consensus says so!
Statism. It isn't good be it from the Right or the Left. The end result is the same. The ONLY solution is to realize that Statism is the problem, not the solution.
Liberty is Messy. Statism is nice and clean, just as long as you comply with its regulations.
That is because power is aggregating at the top of the system, and you have almost no voice there. Want to change the outcome, stop voting for things that aggregate power at the top, and start moving it back to the states, cities and the people.
All previous candidates have "suspended" their runs. It is to keep the door open at the convention to add planks to the Party Platform. The actual campaigns will end AFTER the convention. It is a mostly symbolic step, as functionally the same.
Oh, maybe because Trump is a conservative populist who would think it a good idea to ban strong encryption, abolish net neutrality, increase the surveillance powers of the security services
And you think Clinton is any different? You're not paying attention.
I have a question, you gonna support Hilary when the FBI presents its political corruption charges stemming from the "Pay to play" Clinton (crime family) foundation "donations"? Or do you just don't care about actual political corruption just as long as the candidate supports some of the causes you like?
Email addresses on servers they did not control. The difference, which people like yourself want to minimize is that it was HER server (not AOL, Not Hotmail, not Yahoo!, and not Google. It was her private email server. And it was clearly designed to get around the Open Records requirements that were passed because of Republican versions of private email addresses that happened previously.
And, you're functionally saying "Two wrongs make it okay", rather than addressing the real concerns.
Provided the DoJ doesn't indict her for mishandling of classified information.
Or the grander charges of "Pay to play" with the Clinton Foundation, which basically is criminal political corruption of the highest kind.
That, and there is a certain class of (D) voters who would vote for mass murdering puppy/kitten killer, just as long as s/he had a (D) after their name. I estimate that to be around 35% of the D voters. I don't put it past the DNC and their sycophant supporters to do anything but circle the wagons around Clinton once that bomb drop, and the big guns in the press go full tilt against Trump (as a huge distraction).
Being a Libertarian, I'm just sitting back eating popcorn, enjoying the show.
But you're also the one excusing the soft bigotry of low (or non-existent) expectations. Lets raise the bar, instead of just moving it to a new location.
Hate begets hate. Let me know when bigotry leads to love. You are excusing hate on one side, not realizing hate begets hate. The only answer is to denounce hate and bigotry for everyone, equally, starting now. Not supporting bigotry because of some past wrongs.
Or, as my daddy used to say, "Two wrongs don't make it right" My addition is "Two wrongs is worse the one".
I hate bigots, and I don't give a shit what their color, creed or sexuality is. Bigotry is nasty and evil. All of it.
Because fire and bigotry are the same things? Or even closely related? You just making an excuse for hate simply because you dislike the hate on the other side more?
Unlike fire, hatred isn't controlled by using hate. And I dare say, have you never seen a controlled fire get out of control? Trying that with Hate is equally dangerous, maybe more so. Further, hate isn't rational, and doesn't follow rational flow, unlike fire, which is well understood.
The purpose of controlled fires is to burn the fuel up, preventing worse fire. On the other hand, hate fuels hate. Nobody ever said you can eliminate hate by having more hate, it just creates more hate (creates its own fuel).
So, if you're going to make a stupid suggestion via analogy, you might want to spend more than 30 seconds coming up with one. This analogy is fatally flawed.
If we could improve electrolysis of water splitting, we could generate raw hydrogen which we could then transport efficiently to where it is needed. The problem is, that process isn't really efficient. And it has energy density that is highly functional. The danger is that it is really dangerous when exposed to O2 (see Hindenburg for example).
Personally, I would love to see the whole energy system opened up into a huge competition, between traditional fuels / energy generation and new renewables in the form of Xprize for efficiency improvements for various methods.
My view, is that Clinton, Bernie, Trump and Cruz (and Kasich and the rest) are all part of the problem. Here is a complete summary of my political philosophy:
Man cannot rule himself, what makes us think he can rule others? And then, my sig makes even more sense.
That may be true. However, going from app to app to app to app to find the game(other live event) you're looking for is really lame. If Netflix was smart, they would incorporate all those other "app" experiences (when possible).
For instance Hockey, is it in CCSN, NBCSN, ESPN, ABC, or NHL app (or somewhere else). And then trying to stream it to my TV is a whole other issue (good luck). Cable/Sat TV is really dying, it just doesn't know it yet. Netcraft may even be confirming it.
I can see the Uber Machine learning going something like this ...
UberSuperComputer: Rain is coming, heavy rain. Increases in demand expected to be 50% more during peak rain.
UberEmail/Text Notification: "Please get out and drive, heavy rains coming and you can earn more money"
UberDriver: More Money! SWEET!
Uber: Due to increased Uber Drivers, price drop is 5% for Peak Rain at this time
UberDriver: Fuck that shit, I'm not driving in the Peak Rain ever again
UberSuperComputer: Peak Rates have returned. Changes in driver availability short lived. Peak Rain expected increases in demand can be upto 60% more.
UberDriver: I don't believe you, pound sand.
we dramatically minimize that risk"
Facts not in evidence. You're assuming these to be true, without any proof. Chipotle is a great example of doing everything right (more or less) and still getting it wrong. And you're arguing Security in exchange for Liberty. I object to both these.
It, in fact, does do that.
It in fact, does no such thing. Licensing and regulations do NOT improve anything. Changes to actual processes do that, and those do NOT require licensing and or regulations. And I wonder how many people got sick drinking lemonade from a neighborhood stand, which is now out of business because of licensing and regulations we MUST enforce. I mean after all, someone MIGHT get sick (Odwalla poisoning not withstanding)
let anyone sell and store food any way they want
I'm not sure what the objection is. It is people like you who prevent "raw" milk products to be sold, even to people who want it, because You know better than they do. It is people like you who want the FDA to tell walnut growers that they cannot claim factual information because it makes walnuts into "drugs", and only the FDA can do that (never mind they suck at protecting people from actual bad drugs)
My point is, regulation does nothing but give people false sense of security.
You'll find weekly articles about food poisoning outbreaks many with numerous deaths.
I am not denying that. Unsanitary conditions exist, and knoweldge and understanding of sanitary conditions doesn't require a permit and a license from government, and government doesn't actually stop that shit. Take a look around, every restaurant has an "A" rating by the"health inspector". You're saying these are all exactly "equal and best" sanitary conditions in every restaurant? This is, indeed the false sense of security I'm railing against. And you feel good when you see "A" and go in and eat, even though the guy down the street has better conditions in the kitchen, you think they are equal because ... they both say "A" in the window.
Now, most food poising is individuals or families from poorly prep'd or stored meals at HOME
Hey, don't give the government any ideas, they might just come into our homes and make sure they are inspected and we might need to get a license to cook our own food. Because government always knows best and after all, if it is good for Restaurants it is good for everyone!
Man cannot rule himself, what makes you think he can rule over others?
Power Corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely.
When you control a mans ability to earn a living, you've created a slave.
It is NOT misleading deflection. I've been told on MANY occasions, that any bigotry by special classes is in fact "earned" and thus "not bigotry". When people of that protected minority can say, do and be expressly anti white, and get a pass on virtually all of it (encourage it in music etc), it is also evidence that is not just a few people believing it, but a large part.
Look, I realize there are bigots out there. And color of skin doesn't stop bigotry, there are white bigots, black bigots, Hispanic bigots, Asian bigots and so on. And when you DO NOT call it for what it is, when you see it, you are just saying it is okay. The simple fact is "Certain Groups are incapable of bigotry" is a sarcastic response to the idea that whites, male, heterosexuals are the sole cause of all the ills in the world. This is bigotry of the left.
Revenge bigotry is still bigotry, and doesn't reduce it at all. Fight bigotry, you must fight ALL forms of it, just not the kinds you don't like.
Repeating something over and over again, just causes undue panic. In the case of Sky is falling, (false report of something that did happen) caused undue panic. While nothing bad happened except to the chicken who was mistaken (AGW except Al Gore still makes a ton of money promoting it). In the case of the Boy who cried wolf, eventually everyone stops listening to them, and the worst possible outcome happens, a valid warning is ignored and disaster happens.
You can pick the ending you want, from either of these two things. Dissolved Carbon Dioxide is good for Algae, and promotes growth (and O2 output) creating more Carbon based foods for animals up the food chain. My guess is the people claiming this is "Bad" don't understand the feedback loop protections in a complex system such as the whole ecosystem presents. They are ONLY looking at one point, and making wrong assumptions because it suits the narrative they want to promote. Chicken Little and Boy Who Cried Wolf are aspects of this story. The false conclusion (Chicken Little) and the repeated claims of danger (Boy Who Cried Wolf) are happening, regardless of how you feel about the subject. Meanwhile, I'll take the Greening of Africa as a good sign. ;)
Because, certain groups are incapable of bigotry.
Because without someone checking on the how the food is prepared and stored is a recipe for food poisoning.
Yeah, because regulated Restaurants NEVER have issues (Chipotle)
By applying for a license and submitting to inspection we dramatically minimize that risk. This is a good thing.
No you don't. You just add bureaucracy to the mess. You know what I see, I see new requirements going up all the time, now, every Food Preparation location has a sign hanging in the windows saying "A Rating", indicating that it has passed recent (depending on definition) inspection, not how the food is being prepared that day (cough cough, sneeze and ooze). And since everyone has an A rating, that means they are all equally awesome. Nobody ever posts a "C", and I doubt every establishment is equal. So the score is ... meaningless bureaucratic bullshit.
What I'm seeing in my area are bunches of food trucks (over several blocks) -- which are putting local restaurants out of business. This isn't necessarily bad as the trucks are licensed, clean and inspected. It's just a 'shift' which is to be expected when someone finds a way to do something cheaper.
Yeah, because they don't have to pay rent or clean a full restaurant, just the truck and find a nice place to park it. I am sure it costs a boat load less to do that. Tacos are cheap as it is, and this just makes it cheaper.
However, cutting out "rent" as part of one's overhead is a LOT different that cutting out proper cleaning procedures and storage procedures for perishables. The former saves a business owner money as does the latter -- but not at the expense of risking their customers health.
Yeah I know a restaurant that got A rating, still had a food poisoning outbreak (Chipotle) . Explain to me how regulations and licensing prevented that? (hint, it didn't) Further, the public backlash against them was worse than anything the government could actually do. There is always risk, and regulations do not remove it, and often cost more (collectively) than the things it supposedly prevents.
IMHO that "A" rating that everyone gets, is misleading at best. It is like all those other warning labels that nobody ever bothers reading anymore, since they are everywhere.
Here is my take (from http://www.washingtontimes.com...)
These warning labels are everywhere in California. You can’t go to a grocery store, an airport or a gas station without being warned you might get cancer. But that doesn’t mean lacing up your sneakers is going to give you cancer — it just means that the bar for earning a label is so low that the businesses selling these products have to warn you of even the tiniest theoretical risk of health problems or else they’ll be slapped with a lawsuit.
At some point, the "regulation" designed to keep you safe, actually endangers you, because you ignore or trust them too much.
Read the story. They aren't on his property, just down the road.