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On Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:06:01 -0800 (PST), spamtrap1888
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On Dec 23, 8:39*am, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:06:34 -0800, "William Sommerwerck"

wrote:
Still the best place (in the Western world) for economic oppression. Still
the best place for the "religious" to deny others their rights.


Well, I don't feel particularly oppressed. *In the distant past, the
US didn't bother with the guild system, which was a European
exclusive.


Distant past, nothing. There are very few jobs in Germany that one can
hold without formal structured training, passing a test, holding a
certificate, with mandated continuing education to keep it.


Yep. The US has its own version of the guild system. However, it's
generally ineffective mostly because NBC (nobody cares):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulation_and_licensure_in_engineering#United_Sta tes_2
http://community.nspe.org/blogs/licensing/archive/2010/10/06/the-industrial-exemption-what-states-have-them-and-what-states-do-not.aspx
Strictly speaking, I can't call myself an engineer in California
because the state does not have an P.E. industrial exemption (unless I
work for an electrical or communications utility). It's never been an
issue except when I've played expert witness in depositions.

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