More State Licenses
It seems North Carolina doesn't have enough control over your life. They've passed more restrictions on who is permitted to sell their own personal property in North Carolina. They already require people who sell houses to have licenses, but they've made it more difficult for them now.
North Carolina has a complex system of licenses, including realtor salesperson licenses and broker licenses. Some are provisional, based on obtaining required "training." 75 to 90 hours of "classroom training" is now required. Why? To PREVENT people from having those jobs. There is no reason to require such licenses. If I want to sell a house, of what business is it of the state? Why do I have to ask permission, then seek training and education to sell a house? That's completely and utterly wrong. I cannot understand anyone who supports this lunacy. It is completely anti-freedom. The actual reasons are because those who are already in the system want to prevent others from becoming realtors, so the engage the government in helping to protect themselves. So yes, government IS acting as a protection racket when they are used to require licensing for "professions," and it is absolutely WRONG in an allegedly free, capitalist society.
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"So yes, government IS acting as a protection racket when they are used to require licensing for "professions," and it is absolutely WRONG in an allegedly free, capitalist society."
Not that I disagree with you about the realtor issue; but you wouldn't want the engineer who built the bridge you drive on to be licensed? Or the doctor performing a bypass? Or the guy wiring your house?
Not that I disagree with you about the realtor issue; but you wouldn't want the engineer who built the bridge you drive on to be licensed? Or the doctor performing a bypass? Or the guy wiring your house?
Posted by: Justin Thibault at September 07, 2005 10:01 AM (FWvKf)
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Honestly? No, absolutely not.
I do not want the state to protect me from myself. There are still some professions left where there are PRIVATE, independent certification firms.
I absolutely believe it is the citizen that is responsible for themselves. If I want my doctor to be licensed, I should be able to ask the doctor and see what groups license them. On the other hand, if I want my doctor to be cheap and unlicensed, I should have that option, too.
I do not want the state to protect me from myself. There are still some professions left where there are PRIVATE, independent certification firms.
I absolutely believe it is the citizen that is responsible for themselves. If I want my doctor to be licensed, I should be able to ask the doctor and see what groups license them. On the other hand, if I want my doctor to be cheap and unlicensed, I should have that option, too.
Posted by: Ogre at September 07, 2005 10:59 AM (/k+l4)
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