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LeRuineur6
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I couldn't help myself and sent this to the editor.  Thank you very much, Jason! I'm debating whether or not to write an LTE to Foster's stating: Thanks for doing at least some research on one side of the licensing issue. The purpose of my event was to create debate because I believe these regulations are slowly encroaching upon the people without their knowledge or approval. It is unfortunate, however, that you did absolutely no research on the opposite perspective. What kind of journalists only research one side of an issue? I do not believe it was fair of you to do this, especially when writing a lengthy editorial about it. I deeply appreciate all sides of this issue, and all arguments for and against licensing laws, and that's why I did so much research and training before the event. It's odd how your editorial staff failed to realize that I researched all known nail conditions before my protest and I could identify those possible conditions. This took a few hours. The "30 minutes" of research most papers refer to is only the time required for me to look up the sanitary manicure procedures. It's also odd that your journalists failed to notice that I refused to sell a manicure to one person at the event because he had a nail condition (peeling and splitting layers) that I identified. It is not necessary to have government approval to do manicures. As a matter of fact, it is the consumer's responsibility to protect themselves from unqualified professionals, not the government's job. Thank you very much for covering the event and writing a lengthy editorial about the subject - that is all that I could have hoped for from anyone, and I am very thankful for this. Hopefully, next time you will research more than one side of the issue before publishing your editorial. |
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mattbarney
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I couldn't help myself and sent this to the editor. Dear Editor, "Free State protest misses the mark" (Sunday, May 15) missed the point. The point Mike Fisher was making with his civil disobedience was not that manicurists do not need comprehensive training: they clearly do, and that's the reason he restricted himself to the safe activities of buffing and polishing. The point was that no one should be taken to jail for providing a real service to a willing customer. Licensing laws invariably restrict competition, driving up prices for consumers and discriminating especially against the poor, who may have extensive informal training but little formal education. A better system is private certification, whereby businesses display their credentials and consumers may choose to pay higher prices for highly-credentialed services or lower prices for less-credentialed services. Dozens of professions already use private certification, from microprocessor testing to midwifery. Laws protecting consumers from fraud rightly exist, but licensing regulations are wholly unnecessary. Wonderful response, as usual, Jason. Thanks again for your excellent leadership Matt |
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mattbarney
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Thank you very much, Jason! I'm debating whether or not to write an LTE to Foster's stating: I like it. It's complimentary for publishing the piece, but corrective without being defensive. Nice job, and thanks for putting yourself on the line for the cause Matt |
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Thank you very much, Jason! I'm debating whether or not to write an LTE to Foster's stating: I like it. It's complimentary for publishing the piece, but corrective without being defensive. Nice job, and thanks for putting yourself on the line for the cause Matt ...becuase Manicures are so much more important than anti-war protests!!   |
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"The liberty of man consists solely in this: that he obeys natural laws because he has himself recognized them as such, and not because they have been externally imposed upon him by any extrinsic will whatever, divine or human, collective or individual." -Mikhail Bakunin
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"Fruitless, born a thousand times, lies barren. Unguided inspiration, yields random motion, circumscribed in destination, going nowhere. Guidance uninspired, always true in facing, stands immobile. But fixed upon that destination firmly and with inspiration lofted; beget your dreams."
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LeRuineur6
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...becuase Manicures are so much more important than anti-war protests!!  I used to help organize anti-war protests in Burlington, VT.  |
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“Providing pedicure services. . . beautifying the foot, and massaging, cleansing, or stimulating the foot by means of the hands, devices, apparatus, or appliances, with the use of cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, tonics, lotions, or creams, trimming or filing the toenails, and polishing the toenail. . .”
Hey, these guys would have to arrest Jesus for washing the feet of his disciples.
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LeRuineur6
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“Providing pedicure services. . . beautifying the foot, and massaging, cleansing, or stimulating the foot by means of the hands, devices, apparatus, or appliances, with the use of cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, tonics, lotions, or creams, trimming or filing the toenails, and polishing the toenail. . .â€
Hey, these guys would have to arrest Jesus for washing the feet of his disciples.
LOL!!!  Did Jesus take compensation for washing their feet? If so, he'd definitely be imprisoned in today's world! The bureaucrats call these things "unintended consequences" and "collateral damage". |
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lloydbob1
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Actually, Mike, I think, only, real economists use the term 'unintended consequences' Bureaucrats don't admit to them. The do use the term 'collateral damage', though.
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Pat K
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“Providing pedicure services. . . beautifying the foot, and massaging, cleansing, or stimulating the foot by means of the hands, devices, apparatus, or appliances, with the use of cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, tonics, lotions, or creams, trimming or filing the toenails, and polishing the toenail. . .â€
Hey, these guys would have to arrest Jesus for washing the feet of his disciples.
LOL!!!  Did Jesus take compensation for washing their feet? If so, he'd definitely be imprisoned in today's world! The bureaucrats call these things "unintended consequences" and "collateral damage". Yeah well just think if the Gov heard him say this my blood drink it...... this is my body........... |
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Look... I get it. I got Obama's point. It was "technically" correct. But it doesn't change the fact that it was a totally dochebag, dickwad thing to say to people who have done great things and deserve a pat on the back and not to be knocked down a peg just to serve his political agenda. -Dale
Jason Osborne "Fighting for reduction of government" is kind of like smashing your dick in a car door to reduce the pain of smashing your dick in the car door, and then getting pissed at the folks who don't want to smash their dicks in car doors as if it is their fault that your dick hurts.
"I don't recommend looking towards a government building if you don't want to see indecent behavior." --Russell Kanning
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Mike Lorrey
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There is in fact a student at Dartmouth College who is producing human flavored tofu, which he trade names "HuFu"....
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SteveA
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When I saw this was in the Concord Monitor, I did not have high hopes for what it would say. I just about fell out of my chair. Libertarian lent freedom a hand We need more people like this (not just in the FSP but in general). That's an awesome article. |
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"Fruitless, born a thousand times, lies barren. Unguided inspiration, yields random motion, circumscribed in destination, going nowhere. Guidance uninspired, always true in facing, stands immobile. But fixed upon that destination firmly and with inspiration lofted; beget your dreams."
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