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by swyman 3467 days ago
It covers the costs of ensuring the applicant meets the agreed-upon regulatory requirements. Next question.
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Agreed upon by whom? I certainly didn't agree on this.
No but you probably voted for someone who helped put those rules in place. (Or maybe you didn't, but the point is that we "hire" others by voting, to sweat the details)
That system sucks :(
You want to put every single traffic regulation to a vote?
I wouldn't want someone else making these choices for me so yes, yes I would.
To be frank, you'd probably be terrible at it. All of us would, if only because lots of rules and regulations deal with more nuance than anyone could be reasonably expected to understand, if they had to vote on everything. That's why we have government committees staffed with people to research this stuff. I wish I could be that involved in things, but there are real, complicated considerations at play, not just, "Hm, given the choice between these two paragraphs, I can pick one and everything will work out."
It's a full time job. If you want it, run for office.