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The sad part is the industries that do actually need some quality control are the ones that are completely unlicensed. If a florist does something stupid - no

• nine_k 10y ago
  Insurance companies look okay with that. User themselves are, too: look at all these BSD-style "provided as-is, explicitly no guarantees" licenses that people take enthusiastically. And for something aircraft-grade or medical-grade, you definitely meet with rather strict controls on a case-by-case basis (unlike the wholesale licensing).
• Shivatron 10y ago
  "Bankers" is obviously a broad term, but I'd point out that just about everyone employed in the financial industry in a role where they are giving advice or soliciting/executing transactions have very strict licensing and continuing education requirements. Just look at the list of FINRA licensing exams: http://www.finra.org/industry/qualification-exams http://www.finra.org/industry/qualification-exams (Of course, even licensed persons may choose to make poor choices. That said, I've taken a few of those exams, and they are no joke.)
  • DavidAdams 10y ago
    And the FINRA licensing exams focus almost entirely on the laws that are intended to protect consumers from bad actors. To study for those exams is to have it drilled into your head what you can and can't do. Unfortunately, much of what collapsed the US economy wasn't actually illegal, and in the case where laws were broken, the bankers were comfortable with knowingly bending the rules.
• TrevorJ 10y ago
  FINRA is no joke, I don't think your comment is actually accurate, though I do understand the sentiment.