Op-ed: Utah should protect the right to work

Half a century ago, only 1 in 20 Americans had to obtain a government permission slip (a license) to legally practice their chosen occupations. Today, that number stands at 1 in 3.This dramatic expansion of occupational licensure has created a bureaucratic maze through which entrepreneurs and employees must traverse to provide for their families. And without appropriate restraints on government’s ability to regulate, these policies have gotten out of hand.For evidence, consider a recent na