From one professional whiner to another, let me point out that were it not for licensing, anyone could hang out a shingle and claim to represent the skill level of the work that you do. The overall value of your services would drop, as many of these people would do shoddier work and charge far less.
The demise of the exclusivity of Western Labor in general is one of my pet peeves. My critics say that we workers need to prove our value (and be able to show it) in order to justify our wages.
Global competition wont end, unfortunately. Find a way to get licensed and registered and bonded and all of those necessary steps. This will allow you to advertise these reassurances to your potential clients. Hopefully we can get our economies up and running again, but we all are having to work harder at doing so.
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