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"David1950" wrote:

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"David1950" wrote:

You are free to hire a hack. There's _no_ law, which says you can't.

I disagree. I think there are many laws against practicing many trades
without a license.

You may want to read that again.

Suppose you clue me in to what I misinterpreted.

You're talking about trades practicing without a license. It's irrelevant
as far as if Doug wants to hire a licensed contractor, or a weekend
warrior. There's _no_ law saying Doug is limited to hiring only a licensed
contractor. However, when one hires an unlicensed or uninsured person, they
must be prepared to pay the consequence.

You are incorrect. Here is a quote:

"In states that require licensing, hiring an unlicensed contractor is
illegal."

Here is one of many credible sources for that:

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Creat...ory?id=2624448