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crusoe t1_j9x504q wrote

I think some things do need to be licensed such as electricians and plumbing. Mistakes are too costly for owners or insurers.

But beyond basic hygiene class I don't think barbers or beauticians need to be licensed.

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jupitaur9 t1_j9y9ngt wrote

Did your basic hygiene class discuss caustic chemicals applied to your hair and scalp? That’s an everyday job for hairdressers.

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Miserly_Bastard t1_ja0o40h wrote

Could you have read a book and taken a test to demonstrate your understanding of those hazards instead of paying for however many months of in-person instruction where you live?

The issue isn't necessarily that license=bad but that the process of becoming licensed entails is often excessive and wasteful.

The flip side of that is that my ex-wife paid a school to forge her hours so that she could go straight to a testing center after a long while where she'd been working in a job for which she was unlicensed. That was so that she could be a standalone business owner. When a license only really serves to hinder thoughtful, caring, and law-abiding people from doing business and it puts them at a disadvantage to lawbreakers then...well, that just isn't a very good look for occupational licensing.

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crusoe t1_ja1nbv4 wrote

That can be covered in a few days or weeks of training, not the months some states require.

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