Mark & Juanita wrote:
: On Wed, 19 Jul 2006 21:03:57 -0700, Mike M
: wrote:

:This is very true. I find that as an employer I'm always saying give
:me a farm boy. Now here in Washington State they want to license all
:the trades. Employees seem to always say I haven't been trained in
:that. Maybe I'm old but when I came up it was cool I want to learn
:that.
:

: Licensing all the trades is a great way for the trades to protect their
: business and assure a limited supply of licensed tradespeople. Just like
: all protectionism, the benefits only last for a short time.



Well, I'm sure glad I use a licensed electrician, as the work I've seen
from unlicensed ones is plain dangerous.


It's not just protectionism -- it's protection for the consumer.


-- Andy Barss