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Happy New Year to everyone out there! I hope your transition from the old to the new year was a pleasant and joyful one and all your good resolutions for 2012 are still gaining momentum.
As I mentioned on Christmas Eve, I am planning to post one topic per week. This should give you enough time to read and consider stepping into an open dialogue.

This week's post: No certification needed?

Why is it that the majority of US states does still not require certifications for certain professions?
How come one can still unmolestedly fly under the radar and undisturbedly pursue careers that often guarantee above- average incomes with no certification whatsoever? In Europe for instance, there is just no way to go both being unlicensed and financially well- off. Liability is not just a hollow legal term but the red thread spun through any registered service. On average an apprentice is put through a three- year schooling period before even getting a shot at becoming certified. As a master you are fully liable, and believe me, nobody would ever want to lose their hard- earned licenses after an ordeal like this. On the Today Show a few days ago ... Four allegedly certified lock smiths were called on site to exchange a broken lock which is usually not more than $100 at  the most. Those four fellows quite unconventionally took the lock out and put a new one in. Then they seemingly randomly and entirely aimlessly charged the customer between $300 and $700. This clearly needs to stop! Alone their fairly unorthodox ways of removing a supposedly broken lock should immediately raise a red flag, I would think. Using a drill to exchange a lock? Really? Not hard to tell that these guys are impossibly the owners of a valid lock smith license. All professions should be certified! Somebody rubbing your body like a masseuse has to be licensed wheras someone potentially breaking into your house doesn't.
There is something wrong, don't you think so? What is your opinion on that? Let me know and chime in.

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