My job was made illegal by Californistan

Boy, I been wanting to vent on this one for a long time. First, some back ground, I've been an electrician for 33 years now. Had my contractors license a while back, but I found it easier to work for someone else, let them live it 24/7, I needed some sleep. Okay, so anyhow, Californistan decides it wants money, this was before the "crisis". So, the "lawmakers" of our fine state, in order to further promote the working class, decide to make electrical work in the state illegal, unless you have a contractors license, or are state certified, okay, fair enough, except for the $175 initial fee, the half day wasted taking the stupid test, the cheezy little card you get, that costs $30 for a new one, if it gets lost or burnt. And, for your $100 renewal fee, you don't get a new card, that's $30.
But, you do get to find, pay for, go to, and complete 32 hours of continuing education on my time.
All so I can legally keep my job in Californistan. In this little scam they're running the state stole, I mean made $14,002,100, some of those applicants, didn't show up for the exam, of failed it, meaning they get to pay the $175 again, but the state already took in $7,040,775 free and clear. The fucking state of Califuckistan STOLE $7 MILLION , and didn't have to do a thing for it.
Tell me that aint a scam.
And, here's their reasoning, "to raise the professional level of electricians, and thereby improve safety.
First off, BULL SHIT, the exam had nothing to do with "professional level" what ever the hell that is, or "safety", all it dealt with was code knowledge, and being an open book test, anyone that can use an index, can pass the exam.
And, the ones that really need to be certified, don't have to be, like "handimen", "landlords", people that install, portable, or temporary wiring (usually higher voltage stuff) laborers, believe me, after 33 years I seen some shit done by these kind of people, had to fix a lot too.
And, since this was such a money maker for the state, who's next, If they did it to us, and continue to get away with it, the guy in the booth at the gas station, the Wal-mart employees, your gardener, you.
I guess I bring this up as a warning to everyone, especially now that Califuckit is really jonesing for cash.
And, here's the good part, according to the labor code section 3099 (3)(e) they're not to charge more than $25, and no renewal fee, guess they didn't read that part. But, I urge you to, see if I aint tellin the truth. By my figuring they overcharged by $150 per applicant