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Bogus licensing/credentials etc are one of the classic tools of crony capitalism. People buy politicians and then use the government to eliminate their business competition.

Tell me why government should license real estate sales people? Do they license shoe/car/etc salesman all of which take more knowledge of their product. Actually this has gone so far that for all I know some states do require licenses.

In most states you have to study longer to be a barber, mortician, pill dispenser (pharmacist) and hair cutter than you do to be an engineer working for Boeing designing airplanes. AFAIK Boeing engineers do not require licenses from the state.

The pill dispenser case is interesting. Just recently their pressure group got CA to require a graduate degree. As a result there is a huge shortage and the pill dispensers earn $150K/year or more. Think back on how many times you go to a drugstore and the pharmacy is closed because they cannot afford to have pharmacists to cover during lunch breaks etc. These guys don't even count the pills; they have machines to do it for them.

And don't give me a line about how they have to warn patients about side effects etc. All the pills have package inserts. And the bad mixtures of medicines problem has to be caught by the MD who prescribes the drugs.

I wish this woman success.

Bogus licensing/credentials etc are one of the classic tools of crony capitalism.

I don't know why we have state licensing at all. Risk management is up to the insurers. Let them make the call of qualifications v. risks v. scope of work, etc. State licensing offers no warranty for performance and no culpability for evaluating qualifications effectively.