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Like what? It's a false dichotomy. You don't need a *union*
guy to do that -- you need a *qualified* guy to do that. The
"union" guy may be *more* likely to have BS certification for
all you know. You know, get passed along by the bureaucracy
like in a public school?

It's a similar thing for doctors and lawyers. I'm not against their
certification, I'm against the monopoly in deciding who gets to
practice medicine or law at all.


Interesting. How could the monopoly be eliminated and allow unbiased
certification.

Reputation. A medical standards group that racks up a lot of
bozos with malpractice suits is dead in the water. Right now,
the system is not only biased, there's not much feedback.

There's no shortage of certification systems in the private market.
A bachelors degree in engineering from an *accredited* university
is also a form accredation. Microsoft does a lot too, as does the
Red Cross for lifeguards.

Hey, I used to be a lifeguard!

And you don't always need a formal education. Dweezil did not
need a *union* electrician, he just needed an electrician. How
he fobbed that off is beyond me, especially with most localities
requiring electricians to be licensed to boot. Disingenuous...

--Ted