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Originally Posted by Kimmykim
Frankly, I don't think, reading through the new regs the way they were finally adopted, that the government has the least clue about how our business works or what the relationships between the different entities and parties involved actually convey or represent.
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This raises an interesting point, which is why the industry didn't have representatives (FSC or another elected body) meeting with the legislators or DOJ to make this process better for us all prior to the new 2257 becoming law.
As I understand it, the DOJ may have received as few as 40 or so written comments about the proposed legislation. If there were ever evidence needed that this industry has to become better organized and better represented, the current 2557 underscores this.
The process as it stands is very adversarial. Industries smaller than ours learn to organize so that they can affect the outcome of the laws as they are being written. Sometimes it has to come down to court cases, however in many instances it doesn't.
Likewise, if the laws are made, then at the very least they will be clear and understandable as opposed to the current rules which are being interpretted 20 different ways.
For example, a form or database program could have been developed (and still should be developed) which makes it exactly clear and uniform as to what info is to be collected and how it is to be displayed. The inspection process could then be sped up which would benefit both the govenment and the industry.
I have worked in other industries which are regulated. This isn't rocket surgery.
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