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jupitaur9 t1_j9y9ngt wrote

Reply to comment by crusoe in For marginal occupations licensed by U.S. states, the welfare costs of licensing exceeds the benefits, as workers have to expend resources to obtain the license and consumers pay higher prices. [The study looks at professions that require license in some states but not others]. by smurfyjenkins

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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