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by unics 3884 days ago
Licensing only provides money to a regulatory system. Health inspectors may prevent head lice but word of mouth is still the main way a business gets shut down for shoddy work.
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"Health inspectors may prevent head lice but word of mouth is still the main way a business gets shut down for shoddy work."

The difference, at least in theory, is that the health inspector prevents the outbreak. Word of mouth is generally more reactionary and after-the-fact.