Griffin Malone, Chapter 8, Question 6

In chapter 8 Charles Wheelan discusses the power of organized interests. The situation Charles pointed out about the barbers and electricians really stood out to me. He raises a very interesting point about state licenses in job professions. The state of Illinois requires barbers and manicurists to have a state license to work while electricians don't need to be licensed. Mr. Hoffner brought this topic up in class because it is ridiculous that you need a license to paint nails while a guy wiring a house doesn't need a license. This is because working profession groups seek organized interests and are then unified as a group with licenses. Electricians prefer to slip by the government to make themselves better off without government interference and regulations. This is a minor flaw because a bad electrician could do a bad wiring job and burn houses down. While barbers an manicurists are held to a standard under the government licenses because they prefer having organized interests.