How Is This For A Supposed Free Market
By gewcew23
@gewcew23 (8007)
United States
March 3, 2010 11:45am CST
In Virginia Julia Kalish wanted to teach Yoga to Yoga instructors. In Virginia Kalish could have taught Yoga to anyone else but to instructors it is illegal for her to do so. To do so she would have to go through vocational school licensing. Think about that I could pay her to teach me Yoga but she cannot teach me Yoga to teach someone else.
http://www.ij.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3005&Itemid=165
Eyebrow threading allow customers to receive a cheaper, faster and less painful than waxing. Also threading creates business opportunities for Asian immigrants. A win win for everyone, but a no go in Texas. Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) is now demanding that eyebrow threaders obtain expensive and irrelevant licenses in Western-style cosmetology which does not even cover threading.
http://www.ij.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3014&Itemid=165
You can find other ways that licensing laws prevent people from creating a better life for them and other here,
http://www.ij.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=557&Itemid=240
3 responses
@spalladino (17891)
• United States
3 Mar 10
gewcew, I have been certified to teach computer courses to students in Continuing Education classes for many years but I am not certified to teach students who are taking classes for credits. I am also not certified to teach others who are interested in obtaining the certifications that I have. This is a slightly different situation than the one you described in Virginia but it makes sense. An instructor is different from a student just as a Con Ed class is different from a college credit course. Just because this woman has been certified to teach yoga, that does not automatically mean that she's qualified to teach those who would go on to teach others. Licensing laws might be a pain in the azz but they ensure quality. Do you really want someone doing something to your face (in the case of eyebrow threading) who might not know what they're doing? I sure don't.
@gewcew23 (8007)
• United States
3 Mar 10
That is so good that you have been certified, I am so proud of you. So let me understand this I can pay you to teach me something if I am in a Continuing Education class, and the government will let us. Thank you government for letting us do this. It is my money but who cares
Spalladino this comes down to freedom and liberty. Let people live their own d@mn lives. Is that so hard for you people to understand. I just do not understand.
@spalladino (17891)
• United States
3 Mar 10
Gewcew, would YOU be comfortable letting someone fool around with your face who does not have some kind of certification hanging on the wall? I certainly wouldn't but I'm funny that way I guess. You spout off about freedom and liberty yet completely ignore consumer protections. Why is that?
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@spalladino (17891)
• United States
3 Mar 10
Don't know how to help you with that one, gewcew, because consumer protections are already in place. I guess you also don't care if the mechanic who repairs the brakes on the vehicle that you and/or your family rides in isn't certified either? What does it matter if he doesn't know what he's doing and the brakes don't work, right?
@benhilo (871)
• Tripoli, Libya
4 Mar 10
I guess the question then becomes where do you draw the line? I taught overseas. My education was in political science and economics (BA). The classes I taught were fire and safety, basic hand tools, basic math and power and desalination principles. Basically, I was given a manual and told to teach the class. The only requirement for the job was that I was a native English speaker. All things considered, I was told I did a great job. However, for me personally, they should have gotten an engineer.
On the other hand, licensing is a way for governments to generate funds. Some states even require you take a test is see if you qualify to work in a certain area. I myself, among other things, do electrical and plumbing now.
Finally, people are always looking to make a buck and looking for the easy way to it. Education is an on going process. I learn something new every day. As a result, I have held many professions, some that you do not need a license to do. Maybe we all just need to create more opportunities for ourselves.
@hofferp (4734)
• United States
4 Mar 10
While I hate Government infringing on my freedoms, there are some licensing requirements I agree with. Yes, I think the yoga instructor should have to be certified to teach future yoga instructors; yes, I think eyebrow threaders should have to obtain certification in cosmetology in Texas and the other 49 states; and yes, on most other licenses I can think of off the top of my head. Let's just say I can't think of any licenses that I think should be done away with...but I still hate government infringement on my freedoms.
