Grellas, you're one of my favorite commentors here and always insightful.<p>I'm with you on your points - do you have any ideas for reform? I'm particularly against mandatory licensing requirements as they tend to be sold as a shield to protect consumers, but are frequently used as a weapon to drive prices up and deter otherwise qualified competition entering the field.<p>How could we do away with in the States? Some sort of constitutional amendment barring discrimination on the basis of being a member of an organization or having attended a university? Restrict licensing requirements to being competent with a very flexible way of proving that?<p>I spend a bit of time thinking about this, and I'm curious if you have any thoughts on the way forward.