> What exactly do you think licenses/permits guarantee? Licenses confirm that the person doing the work is trained in the best practices + safety for the work

> What exactly do you think licenses/permits guarantee? Licenses confirm that the person doing the work is trained in the best practices + safety for the work that they are doing. Permits ensure that they have filed a plan with the city/state that matches safety regulations, and that this plan is available for the public to review and comment on. It doesn't guarantee automatic conformity, but it shows that their plans have been confirmed _and_ provides an avenue to verify that they are conforming to those plans. I can't confirm everything that a doctor does either, but I'd still much rather see a licensed one than an unlicensed one.