Civil Disobedience

[Russell Kanning]

It should work out well.
You are making fun of a silly law, but the whole principle of government licensing individuals and businesses is huge.

[Russell Kanning]

If I make it to this event, I will definitely need to pay Mike $1 for a tanning session. I don't even have a note from a doctor.
Maybe Kira could do this also, she is only 13 so we could be breaking even more laws.

[Michael Fisher]

If I make it to this event, I will definitely need to pay Mike $1 for a tanning session. I don't even have a note from a doctor.
Maybe Kira could do this also, she is only 13 so we could be breaking even more laws.

LOL!  This is going to be a fun event.  I can't wait to see the outcome!

[Michael Fisher]

Letter to the New Hampshire Board of Barbering, Cosmetology, and Esthetics

To:? New Hampshire Board of Barbering, Cosmetology, and Esthetics
From:? Mike Fisher


Dear Members of the New Hampshire Board of Barbering, Cosmetology, and Esthetics,

It is my pleasure to announce to you that I will be breaking New Hampshire?s professional licensing laws on Monday, May 9, at noon, in front of your offices at 2 Industrial Park Drive, in Concord.? At this time, I will set up a booth and sell manicures for profit without a license until I am forced to stop.

In short, I believe the law is wrong.? Licensing laws hurt many entry-level workers and entrepreneurs.? My belief in the Golden Rule does not allow me to hold a personal vendetta against any of you as individuals, nor do I blame the Board as a whole for the current regulatory environment.

Like other absurd laws, licensing was created with good intentions.? However, the practice of asking permission to make a living is not an act suitable for free people in a free country.? Licensing is the doctrine of slavery.? Gandhi?s famous act of civil disobedience, the Dandi March of 1930, was carried out in opposition to British colonial salt licensing laws.

All that is necessary to protect responsible consumers in a free society is the natural system of professional reputations and optional private sector certifications.? The true purpose of my civil disobedience is to put an end to licensing regulations once and for all.

Sincerely,


Mike Fisher
603-498-7935

[Kat Kanning]

OMG Mike...that is GOOD!!

[FTL_Ian]

That is great... this is exciting.  I hope you get coverage.

[Russell Kanning]

We will get coverage....aren't the Free Talk Live guys going to cover this event?

[FTL_Ian]

Local coverage I mean... FTL has already begun coverage.

[Michael Fisher]

I now have a contact at Foster's Daily Democrat, the Chief Editor.? I called him, explained that I'm on the Board of the NBA (Newmarket Business Association) and we're publishing a story about it in our newsletter.  It was easy because I already have an advertising contact at Foster's that I met at a Business Open House organized by the Dover Chamber of Commerce a few months ago.

He asked me to send the Press Release and Letter to the Board to him immediately.  He sounded interested in the story and said there's still time to publish it.

[Michael Fisher]

Just got in touch with an Editor of the Seacoast Newspapers through a referral from a business contact.? They're interested in the story.? She's too busy so I need to contact her on Tuesday.

It turns out the other contact I had at this paper was actually a part-time freelance writer, so this new contact is great news.

[Michael Fisher]

The Union Leader has been contacted.  I could not find a way in through any back door contacts, so I tried the front door and called for an editor's contact info.  This will probably not be as effective as press releases with other papers.

[Kat Kanning]

Sent to the Union Leader and Concord Monitor:

A bill to require licensing of shampoo assistants is making its rounds through the legislature.  This bill highlights the true purpose of professional licensing, which is not to protect customers, but to reduce competition.  To claim that the purpose of this bill is to protect us from a bad shampoo would be ludicrous.  What adult does not know how to shampoo hair?? 

I for one, wish to claim full responsibility for my life.  I don't want the nanny state protecting me from my choices, or limiting those choices.  If I wish to hire a herbal expert to advise me about my health, that is my business.  The state's licensing requirements adds costs to nearly every business transaction.  I don't want to pay for it anymore.  It's my money, and it's my responsibility to make safe choices for myself and for my family.

Licensure only gives a false sense of security.  Otherwise why would there be all those malpractice lawsuits?  When people have that false sense of security that the government has licensed an individual or business, they don't take the necessary steps to protect themselves.  They don't use word of mouth or investigate the business in any way.  It's time to end professional licensure.

Kat Dillon
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Keene, NH 03431
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[Michael Fisher]

Nice!!! 

[tracysaboe]

Like other absurd laws, licensing was created with good intentions.

Actually, this is nonsence. Licensing laws weren't created with good intentions. They were from the beginning about protecting current industries from competition.

Tracy

[Scott Roth]

And for the state to make more money, to fill in all of those debts they continually create.