Negative Space: occupational licensing
- How the left bribes big business
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There’s a reason giant corporations and the biggest conglomerates are almost all donors to Democrats if they prefer one party over another. The left’s policies kill their upstart competitors. Big government hurts small businesses far more than it hurts big businesses.
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- Regulatory Favoritism: Occupational Licensing
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“While would-be entrepreneurs seeking a gateway to the middle class are adversely affected by occupational licensing laws, there is one group that profits from the existing legal structure—established businesses. In fact, business lobbies represent some of the most enthusiastic supporters of occupational licensing legislation. Legally blocking would-be competitors artificially inflates prices, giving en- trenched players in the marketplace incentive to keep them out.”
- On Occupational Licensing, Texas Is Again the ‘Lodestar State’ for Legal Reforms
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“Now, Texas is once again leading on key issues by analyzing and reconsidering some of its laws that hinder Texans’ ability to pursue a livelihood, a right guaranteed to all Texans by both the state and federal constitutions. Many of those laws carry criminal penalties for those who violate them.”
