The Disappearing Right to Earn a Living
Too often, occupational-licensing laws are less about protecting workers or consumers as a class than they are about protecting the interests of incumbents. Want to compete with me? Good luck, now that I've lobbied for a law that requires you to shell out cash and work toward a certificate before you can begin.
-Conor Friedersdorf
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https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/11/the-right-to-earn-a-living/546071/