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Hanging by a Thread: Defending Economic Liberty in Texas

Posted on December 14th, 2009 by Lee Doren in Bureaucrash HQ

Scotrick777

I'm not saying that I believe in more (or most) state regulations. I'm saying that this particular business should be treated like any other business in its field, whether the state regulates it or not. Equal treatment under the law, and the law at this point in time happens to be that cosmetic procedures are regulated. If the good people of Texas don't want their businesses to be regulated, then they should ask their representation to repeal the regulations. I would be in favor of that if I lived in Texas.

So, Brandon, before you start calling people idiots, understand the point of view.

Scotrick777

It's not much of a stretch to include this threading technique into the general "cosmetology" sector, since it is a "cosmetic" procedure. Makes sense to regulate it like all other hairdressers, nail techs, masseurs, barbers, etc... Required courses may not instruct on threading itself, but will instruct on general cleanliness procedures, transmittable diseases, etc. This is a good thing, because a defined government role is to provide for the general welfare of the people and making sure tradespeople are legitimate and properly trained is surely making the people of the state "fare well" (welfare). Surely we can find a better example of a state government regulating something it should not, such as emissions standards for motor vehicles that are sold throughout the 50 states.

brandon873

Today, laissez-faire in many ways has more justification now than ever. It's so much easier to get all the crucial info about a product or firm. We don't need 'experts' in the gov't or bureaucrats telling us "don't eat that" "don't smoke that" "don't drink that" or instituting tons more regulations on top of the millions already in place. We can look after ourselves, empowered with the necessary information.

And if you still make an idiotic decision with the info, tough shit. That's the libertarian way; you should have to pay the price for stupid mistakes, not be coddled.

brandon873

Licenses were necessary at a time when it was very hard to get decent and substantial info on the safety and efficiency of certain companies. Now, in the digital age where this info is so easy to come by, esp. if you have Internet at home, there's no longer much of a need for them. If you're concerned about a particular doctor, look him up online and see what his record is. If he's bad, people will say so. He'll get a record of being sued possibly.

brandon873

Lol. You sound like an idiot. Emissions standards are MORE pointless than this BS about some new cosmetology school having to get classes that DON'T EXIST in order to be allowed to thrive?? Oh yeah, I'm sure it's REALLY dangerous to be threading. I'm sure those folks are all trained professionals, and if it gets no complaints from customers, the state should butt out. Besides, how does the state know that licensing or the type of classes THEY recommend one should take are necessary? How would they know? They're bureaucrats, not beauty experts.