The comments in this discussion seem to be focusing on the fact that rent seeking is problematic in highly skilled professional fields as well as lower skilled

The comments in this discussion seem to be focusing on the fact that rent seeking is problematic in highly skilled professional fields as well as lower skilled fields. While we clearly need to ensure that bad doctors stop practicing medicine, that crooked accountants can't take advantage of people, and...that loud librarians can't be librarians anymore (or something ;)), perhaps this is a better role for the government than a private professional association that is motivated to engage in rent-seeking?