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I spent $1751 today

October 2nd, 2006 at 11:06 pm

I had to spend $1751 today. The state of Georgia is finally getting around to making builder's get a license and we know have inspectors. What is funny is that the inspectors do not have to be licensed builders, plumbers or electricans. They can be right out of high school.
My dh has been a licensed contractor for 20 years with the state of N.C.(We live about 10 miles away from n.c.)
Georgia is now requiring that all builder's get general liability insurance. Even though my dh has no real employees, he still has to pay it. Our first year's preminum is $1751 and I am told it will go up every year. We have been building 22 years without a single claim, so I feel like I am wasting my money.
But he cannot be a builder here anymore with it. N.C. does not require it. Maybe we should move to N.C.!

6 Responses to “I spent $1751 today”

  1. boefixepa Says:
    1159829148

    Oh Ima, the stories I could tell you about similar things! I think the government thinks that small busineses should support the entire economy sometimes! All the bills we have to pay is rediculous! Just this week we have an auditor coming...a property tax auditor! Basically every year we have to pay a tax on the business property we own! The desks, computers, printers, tools, lifts etc... I mean didn't we pay sales tax when we bought them! Why do we have to pay taxes on them every year?...because it's another BS law to get more money out of businesses! REALLY!! I hear you and cry with you Ima...End result...that costs must be passed on to the comsumer! So if you are sick of prices going up add stupid laws to the reason why you have to pay it!

  2. LuxLiving Says:
    1159832444

    OUCH!!! Sorry to hear this!

  3. yummy64 Says:
    1159833745

    Ouchies

  4. yummy64 Says:
    1159834092

    Can you become and inspector and make the money back that way?

  5. yummy64 Says:
    1159834098

    Can you become an inspector and make the money back that way?

  6. Ima saver Says:
    1159881331

    Home inspectors get paid pretty well, but have to use a computer. My husband is great with everything but computers.

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