> How come this is how it works and that there are barbers at all? At a guess, I'd have thought it was at the behest of the incumbent barber community. If they

> How come this is how it works and that there are barbers at all? At a guess, I'd have thought it was at the behest of the incumbent barber community. If they can also control who gets to do the training eg if the practical aspects have to occur in Rhode Island barber shops, then they have a de facto closed shop. Always handy for a business to be able to prevent competition.