“The new study adds to the already substantial evidence indicating that licensing laws are a major obstacle to geographic mobility, particularly for poor and lower-middle class people seeking to move to areas with greater opportunity. We have gotten to the point where some 30 percent of Americans have to have licenses to legally work in their respective fields, including even some states that license florists and tour guides. The evidence also suggests that most of these laws do far more to suppress competition than protect consumers.”
Related posts:
Virginia Democrat mayor invokes WWII internment of Japanese Americans
Lost jet skier wanders through JFK airport security
US 'told Syria rebels' to seek intervention
Google blocks video after losing Brazil court battle
The strangest bull market ever
Google boss: Entire world will be online by 2020
In an age of e-commerce, the 'Quill rule' is more vital than ever
Hawaii missile alert standdown delayed by forgotten log-in
California Mileage Tax Would Charge Drivers Based on Distance Driven
IMF: infrastructure spending spree last chance to revive growth
What U.S. citizens weren't told about the atomic bombing of Japan
Archaeologists excited by discovery of eight ‘startlingly well-preserved’ Bronze Age boats
NSA Spying to Cost US IT Companies $47 Billion Over Three Years
UK government pays Libyan dissident’s family £2.2 million over MI6-aided rendition
Supreme Court Upholds Maryland Law, Says Police May Take DNA Samples From Arrestees