Reducing the Burden to Get a License to Teach Cosmetic Arts
Occupational licensing is the state’s most restrictive form of occupational regulation, and it imposes many costly burdens on would-be workers Those burdens include taking hundreds of hours of...
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We Can Help Military Spouses. Here’s How.
The life of a military family is something the vast majority of us will never experience or truly understand. There is worry over the safety of the husband or wife who’s serving. There are frequent...
View ArticleHow an Overzealous Licensing Board’s Threat Shows the Need for Structural...
The state licensing board for massage and bodywork said reflexologists didn’t practice massage and bodywork — then they changed their mind House Bill 434 would ward off this licensing threat by...
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The House Budget Had Good Ideas for Opticians, and the Final Budget Can, Too
An earlier version of the House budget would have relaxed some of the restrictions North Carolina places on its licensed opticians Those reforms would have followed some of the John Locke Foundation’s...
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Unfair & Unjust: Time To Get Regulators Out of Their Hair
Walk into a commercial hair salon and you’ll find your stylist’s state license on the wall or the counter. It’s required to practice under the state’s regulatory framework to protect public health and...
View ArticleThe Vital Importance of Work to Liberty
Without the ability to work for our earnings, we do not have freedomSevering the link between work and reward has disastrous resultsThe government disrupts work and economic life, snuffing out jobs...
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Freedom Offers a Better Game Plan for the Poor
The progressive plan to address poverty has been ineffective at best, but most likely incredibly harmfulGovernment programs control people, while freedom empowers peopleFree people should rely on each...
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Why Are Women Waiting to Return to Work?
“If asked to return to the workplace five days a week, nearly 40% of women with children under 18 would return and immediately start looking for a work-from-home job,” according to a report cited by...
View ArticleLicensing for low-income occupations has gotten more expensive and...
The Institute for Justice (IJ) has released an update of its stellar “License to Work” report, which examines the burdens of occupational licensing regulations across the country. It’s the first update...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Ranked as 8th Most Burdensome State for Occupational Licensing
The practice of occupational licensing places often unnecessary burdens and barriers to entry for certain professions. Such requirements threaten our right to earn a living. A new study released this...
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