the same argument can be used to oppose licensing of contractors, taxi drivers, lawyers, doctors, etc...
Not a bad idea to stop all licensing.
Stops government intrusion and stops people from having to become another arm of the state.
Not the same argument at all. Whether a tech can braid or not is visible on the spot — the quality is objectively verifiable immediately by any reasonable person.
Manifestly not true for contractors, doctors and lawyers. Licensing might thwart competition, but it also protects the public. I don’t want unlicensed doctors practicing.
I agree with you that anyone with a driver’s license should be able to run a taxi service.
Indeed it can and quite correctly so.
It's not the same. In fact, you can hire a handy man to do all kinds of things, and he doesn't need a contractors license.
However, I'm sure it's only a matter of time before they come up for a license for that too.
How about licensing of marriage?