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Programmers are not licensed to program. So, it's unfair that other jobs need license. We should also make programmers go through the licensing process! Look,
by kiba 15y ago
Programmers are not licensed to program. So, it's unfair that other jobs need license. We should also make programmers go through the licensing process!
Look, just because brick and mortar pay fees doesn't mean it's also justified for them to impose it on their competition. Maybe the fee or the law are unjust. Just get rid of them and let them run their business.
- gexla 15y agoSure, maybe the kids should offer a colonoscopy (they're kids! why should they need a license for that?) service for 50 cents rather than lemonade. This is a ridiculous example, but the license / permit scheme is probably in place for good reasons. I don't know what those reasons are in this case, but I imagine it's to keep the event from being overrun by vendors.
- burgerbrain 15y agoIf you think preparing lemonade is at all comparable to preforming colonoscopies, I fear you have a rather disturbing idea of what lemonade is.
- Klinky 15y agoThe germ level on some kids hands might have you thinking they were doing colonoscopies instead of making lemonade...
- burgerbrain 15y agoIf you don't like it, don't drink it. Stop expecting society to parent you.
- Klinky 15y agoCouldn't the same argument be made to parents expecting society to waive permit requirements? Stop expecting society to parent for you...
- rwmj 15y agoThis is a ridiculous thing to say. No one would go to a kid for a colonoscopy, and if they were stupid enough then they deserve what they get. Common sense says that adults should be licensed for dangerous operations because the customer can't tell by looking if an adult is trained to do the operation or not. You can tell a kid is not a doctor simply by looking. Back to lemonade stands: use your common sense. If kids are running it and you don't trust kids' hygiene or ability to make lemonade or whatever, don't buy the lemonade. There is no possible reason why a license is required.
- gexla 15y agoRight, you are repeating what I had already admitted, that my example is ridiculous. My response was to the suggestion that we should get rid of licenses and just let people run their businesses. In some cases, this is fine (and in these cases you probably don't need a license, programming is an example of this.) In other cases, not so much. I'm thankful for the U.S. being strict on food safety / handling standards. I'm currently living in the Philippines and I had traveler's diarrhea for the first few months I lived here and I still get it regularly after a few years. Common sense helps, but it only goes so far.
- Androsynth 15y agoI can't think of an event where there has ever been too many food vendors. Usually the worst part of these local, outdoor events is lunchtime when have to prep yourself to wait in line for an hour.
- Klinky 15y agoOften certification, degrees or display of skill is required to get a programming job. Setting up a stand in your front yard requires no such requirements & the business relies on short-term transactions that probably don't let potential customers gauge the quality of your business. Food permits & vendor licensing fees are there for a reason. Go look up your local county health departments food inspection results for local food vendors. You'll be surprised at some of the joints that are barely staying within the food safety guidelines. As far as kids go, they are definitely not infallible when it come to food safety. I saw friends running stands as a child & they were reusing cups, diluting the product & I am not sure if they ever washed their hands.