Who did he molest?

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Seems like part of your post might be facetious, but I can’t really tell, lol. No matter. I was giving advice. Plenty applies to Floriduh. But obviously things are going to vary by location.

The thing about electricians is not a “bribe”. That is how electrical work is usually done (again, where I live). If you own an electrical company, you can have 20 electricians and only 2 of them have licenses. The licensed ones can be thought of as “supervisors”. They don’t have to be, of course, but that is common. A whole bunch of licensed electricians never touch any wires. Un-licensed people do. Licensed people are designing things, supervising, inspecting, signing off.

But anyway, the “self employment” thing was more a statement about how a person can think about what they are doing. Different things surely work for different people. But I prefer the concept that I own things. I am not relying on “employing” myself. I own things that make money. Again, it is not super important, but certainly a C corporation falls under that. You can own the entire thing, not be employed by it, not do anything with it even, and get all the profits. Like if you owned all of Home Depot, for example. Just probably on a smaller basis. You can start an electrical company and never work a day there past hiring the initial management.

All good thoughts. Thank you. I’ve calmed down and started over, again.
I imagine other people have it worse. I’m pouring my coffee and putting my big boy pants on again. Chin up, chest out, speak clearly and calmly. The world isn’t the same place it was 28 years ago. It’s changed.

Will Allen,Please pardon my misunderstanding. I carelessly read, “I think I could give a pile of advice about it.” The statement was not meant for advice; as you said, it does not include Florida. There is some truth to the saying that you do not need a license to provide painting services in the Sunshine State, but if you are compensated $500.00, you will need a contractor’s license. As you said, ” I wasn’t talking about not using your brain.” A potential painter in, as you say, “Floriduh,” would need to do a lot of $499.00 paint jobs to make those millions. I am trying to understand why, where you live, there is any need for being supervised by a licensed electrician since there are so many licensed electricians willing to take a bribe to sign off on work they did not perform. I may be catching on to the concept of a “brain dump.” I understand the part about owning a business; often, a person realizes that the company owns them. Does the style of business you are speaking about file a tax return? If yes, a self-employment tax would be part of an IRS 1040SE in any state, and you can determine what SE stands for. Florida is not a free state for people forced to register. In my opinion, registrants have become a commodity. Just think about the $17.8 million in grant funds the State of Florida received to surveil the people on the list in 2016. Someone is making money.
See: OPPAGA interviews FAC board members (2018 report)
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Not super important – but do you really have to have a license to paint in Floriduh?! Can’t be. Talk about fascists.

A lot of people like to pretend that Floriduh is a free state, but I feel it is very opposite of that. They seem to love all the government they can get. Just my feeling though.

Government could be useful if they offered an optional licensing/certification of painters. They could test people, for example. Then offer that to the public. But why should that be required? What’s it to them if I want to hire Joe Blow to put paint on something I own? Seems insane. Same with licenses to cut hair or whatever. Offer some certifications. Beyond that, forget about it.

I don’t need big government holding my hand. I don’t need them to vet painters for me. Or hair cutters. Or keep me out of the ocean so I don’t drown. Or provide me with idiotic lists of people who supposedly did some bad SEX thing decades ago. I need government out of my family’s lives. I’m not dumb or helpless.

I wasn’t talking about not using your brain. I guess that really should be the first piece of advice and it is the most critical. It isn’t super fun to ALWAYS be thinking about work and/or business, but it really helps keep it in focus and get things done. So maybe focus like that 95% of the time for the first 5 years.

Anyway, I wasn’t giving advice for Floriduh. Just in general. So the paths are definitely going to vary by state and local options and opportunities even more so.

The beauty about all these licensing problems is that I don’t have to have an actual license. All I have to do is own everything. For example, I can employ as many licensed electricians as I want. And where I live you can even do electrical work yourself as long as it is under the supervision of a licensed electrician (which isn’t a bad idea regardless). You can do a pile of work and you’ll find 20+ licensed electricians who will inspect it and sign off on it for $200 or whatever.

Owning is the key. I wouldn’t call it “self-employed”. I would call it owning. Own companies. They can employ you, if you want. Or not. You can just take profits.

Dear P, are you suggesting that nobody needs to be convicted in a criminal court to be placed on a sex offender registry? Should anybody with a civil injunction or restraining order be forced to register without a criminal conviction? Remember, the burden of proof in a civil court is much less than in a criminal court, and adjudication occurs in a criminal court at sentencing.

So whats wasted. A failed way of life. Getting busted for drugs, being denied from some churches, getting a job, getting some type of respect back, having a place to live or following some pledge of allegiance. So is it one nation under man’s rule man’s demonic authority. Seems like America has wasted a lot of resources due to governing issues, police practices, even the unethical practice in this sex registry act that abuses and compounds one. Life is challenging enough although many on the registry are taken advantage of by this unjust government.

I can’t believe resources are wasted by this undermining ordeal called the sex registry. Should we all call it social justice or blind justice. Speaking up is one’s greatest resource & assets one has if constructs correctly.

Will Allen,

Are you a VIP within the Florida Action Committee? I think so. Your post is not within the guidelines. It is a whopping 488 words or 4427 characters. Excellent job getting the large post submitted.

The committee also allowed the off-topic post, which is an extra point.

I think the non-licensed skilled trade you recommend raises concerns. Also, the unrealistic ease of generating a self-employment company is a concern. Yes, start with a low-capital business plan and legally unlicensed professions. The electrical, plumbing and even painting professions require a professional license issued by Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulations. Operating as an unlicensed contractor in Florida is risky, and the outcome could be catastrophic. I operated a self-employed business for over 20 years. I held a professional license issued by the FDBPR until it was revoked in 2022 after seven years of completing the CEUs and paying for the license. The state issued an Emergency Revocation Order, citing an immediate threat to public safety. We live in an alternate state, and seemingly unimportant decisions for the rest of society can be devastating for people forced to register. The idea of networking within our particular class is stellar. Go ahead and be self-employed; it is worth the effort and can generate a good living, but do so legally.