On Nov 10, 2013, at 3:58 PM, David Lang <[email protected]> wrote:
> While the government could impose requirements on companies wanting to get 
> government contracts, I don't see how they could possibly impose requirements 
> on every company/organization.

They do it for electricians, lawyers, doctors, plumbers, massage therapists, 
interior designers... We are not special little snowflakes. They'll turn their 
all-powerful Eye of Sauron our direction sooner or later. Events like Snowden 
and Healthcare.gov increase the odds of its fiery attention.

> Now, it is possible to have a field that has certification and similar 
> without them being mandatory for everyone. If you look at Auto Repair you 
> will see a field that has lots of certifications (both vendor and 
> 'independant'), but you can still be self-taught and work without such 
> certifications (although in some places, government regulations try very hard 
> to regulate the independants out of existance, I'm in California and see a 
> lot of this)

In New York, you can't run an auto-repair shop without a license. Just FYI.

D



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