Commentary
As I write this, I am being told that I may need to replace a large, modern, perfectly functional septic system on my ranch because members of the public visit the property. Nobody is claiming the system has failed. Nobody is claiming it has caused harm. Yet because of how the regulations are written, I may be expected to absorb a cost approaching $80,000. The official enforcing the rule is not a bad person. Most of the bureaucrats I encounter are simply doing the job they have been assigned. What concerns me is the philosophy behind the system and the priorities it reveals.
