State Licensing of the Mundane

[stebo0728]

Ok, theres a battle going on in FL in case no one has heard, over a proposal by Gov. Scott that would end what he considers unnecessary state licensing for certain professions. One in particular is Interior Designers.The following is a good article from Forbes.com regarding the situation.

http://www.forbes.com/2011/04/04/florid ... ellor.html

Here is one interesting quote from it:

One designer claimed that allowing just anyone to practice interior design would contribute to 88,000 deaths annually because of poor fabric selection.

Is that hyperbole maybe?

So anyway, i think the regulars here will probably guess where I stand on licensing, but anyone have any thoughts?

[srellim234]

I read about it the other day and almost posted something about it. While I recognize health and safety concerns, regulating the designers isn't the answer. Safety regulations on finished products and fabrics is.

[AZhitman]

Unless there's an overwhelmingly legitimate public health or safety concern (or the possibility of unchecked fraud, such as for brokers / insurance agents / lenders), I support the elimination of such licensing functions.

Caveat emptor + smaller government + less bureaucracy = WIN.