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So who is willing to risk their barber's license offering this service...? There's a reason we require licensing of that profession...
So what _is_ the reason? I have always assumed that this is an example of regulatory capture: existing barbers gain from raising the barrier of entry for competitors, while non-barbers don't care enough about it to lobby.
So who is willing to risk their barber's license offering this service...? There's a reason we require licensing of that profession...
So what _is_ the reason? I have always assumed that this is an example of regulatory capture: existing barbers gain from raising the barrier of entry for competitors, while non-barbers don't care enough about it to lobby.
So who is willing to risk their barber's license offering this service...? There's a reason we require licensing of that profession...
So what _is_ the reason? I have always assumed that this is an example of regulatory capture: existing barbers gain from raising the barrier of entry for competitors, while non-barbers don't care enough about it to lobby.
So who is willing to risk their barber's license offering this service...? There's a reason we require licensing of that profession...
What are the legitimate reasons for the current license requirements? Are there any, or is this a law that is a relic of a past which did have reasons for it? It seems like the market could solve the issue of under performing barbers.
[1]: http://www.barbercosmo.ca.gov/applicants/index.shtml
EDIT: From reading this page, it looks like the service described in the article is illegal because in-home services are only available for "anyone whose illness or other physical or mental incapacitation prevents them from visiting a licensed salon or barbershop". And, of course, it still requires a licensed barber.
http://www.barbercosmo.ca.gov/consumers/inhome_srv_factsheet...
Earlier quoted context omitted.
So what _is_ the reason? I have always assumed that this is an example of regulatory capture: existing barbers gain from raising the barrier of entry for competitors, while non-barbers don't care enough about it to lobby.
There are of rules for proper sanitation and safety, as well as continuing education requirements that are enforced through licensing.
So who is willing to risk their barber's license offering this service...? There's a reason we require licensing of that profession...
I was curious so I looked up the regulations for California[1]. A barber license requires a 2-year full-time apprenticeship, classroom instruction, a written test, and a practical test. In my opinion, those requirements are way too stringent for someone who is just going to be cutting my hair. I've had family members cut my hair and I still have all of my ears. What are the legitimate reasons for the current license…
So who is willing to risk their barber's license offering this service...? There's a reason we require licensing of that profession...
I was curious so I looked up the regulations for California[1]. A barber license requires a 2-year full-time apprenticeship, classroom instruction, a written test, and a practical test. In my opinion, those requirements are way too stringent for someone who is just going to be cutting my hair. I've had family members cut my hair and I still have all of my ears. What are the legitimate reasons for the current license…
Commercial barbers do more than just cut hair, and the license applies to more than just hair cutting [0]. So, yes, its maybe slightly overkill for just cutting hair (OTOH, managing more different grades of barbering licenses would increase regulatory complexity.)
[0] http://www.barbercosmo.ca.gov/forms_pubs/publications/barber...
So who is willing to risk their barber's license offering this service...? There's a reason we require licensing of that profession...
So what _is_ the reason? I have always assumed that this is an example of regulatory capture: existing barbers gain from raising the barrier of entry for competitors, while non-barbers don't care enough about it to lobby.
So who is willing to risk their barber's license offering this service...? There's a reason we require licensing of that profession...
I was curious so I looked up the regulations for California[1]. A barber license requires a 2-year full-time apprenticeship, classroom instruction, a written test, and a practical test. In my opinion, those requirements are way too stringent for someone who is just going to be cutting my hair. I've had family members cut my hair and I still have all of my ears. What are the legitimate reasons for the current license…