Eliminate licensing laws to boost economic opportunity

Must you get the government’s permission to work in a legal occupation in America? For an increasing number of people, the answer is yes.
During the 1950s, only about one in 20 workers were required to have a government license to ply their trades, but now that figure is more like one in three, according to research by Morris M. Kleiner, professor of public policy and labor studies at the University of Minnesota and a recognized expert on occupational licensing.
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