Thats the only thing theyre tied into. Its not tied into protecting the public. So when you hear about these stories and you hear about from all across the political spectrum, but its actually far more difficult than you would think. Weve had some success, you know, we get rid of an occupati occupational license, but when you repeal two or three licenses, thats nice, its a step in a right direction but when a step has 250 or 300 licenses its just a drop in the bucket. What id like to do now is really talk about two things. First im going to talk about the challenges we face in trying to repeal these licenses that should not exist at all. And second of all, im going to talk about the challenges we face when we File Lawsuits to ask judges to throw out what we argue are unconstitutional licenses. So first in terms of trying to get reform passed, as i mentioned, its really difficult and the reason its so difficult is because of a phenomenon identified by public choice economists. Has anyon
Licensing requirements. Justin pearson talks about the studies at a Federalist Society event in montgomery, alabama. Theood morning, welcome to montgomery Federalist Society. I am president of the montgomery chapter and associate dean at Faulkner University school of law. Have you hereo today for our topic on occupational licensure. This is a topic that i am very interested in. Occupational licensing law established governmentbacked barriers of entry into based onns and fields the allegations that the general safety and welfare of the community is served and protected by them. The reality is that lobbyists and other connected Interest Groups favor occupational licensing for its anticompetitive effects. In fees and restrictions licensure prevent arch tort vent four return officially providing consumers with better goods and services. Of these laws. Proportionally on minority communities who would benefit regulations ie would go decisive Government Entity expensive Economic Freedom and m
Establish governmentbacked barriers of entry into professions and fields based on the allegation that the general safety and welfare of the community is served and protected by them. The reality is that connected Interest Groups favor occupational licensing for its anticompetitive effects. The fees and restrictions instituted by occupational licensure prevent entrepreneurial innovators who often come from modest backgrounds and represent vulnerable groups from efficiently providing consumers with better goods and services. The onus of these laws falls disproportionately on minority communities who would benefit from the elimination of burdensome regulations and the expense of Economic Freedom and mobility. The Johnson Center for political economy recently did a study that was published in 2018 called the cause of occupational cost of occupational licensing in alabama. We have dan sutter with us today who is the executive director of the Johnson Center for political economy. Concludes t
Eventually, the population could extinguish. And when baby boomers will retire, you know, youre going to have a small amount of individuals taking care of a larger amount of old people. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Consumer cellular. The william and flora hewlett foundation. For more than 50 years, advancing ideas and supporting institutions to promote a better world. At www. Hewlett. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff a federal judge in washington this evening ordered President Trumps former white House Counsel don mcghan must obey a subpoena and appear before lawmakers. He had been called to testify about the mueller report. The ruling has impl
To the interview with jay blakesburg. The man who shot so many still photos of the grateful dead from 78 up until jerry garcia stephanie has a new book out. About 140 or 150 pictures. Color photos and a lot of quotes from a number of people throughout the years talking about jerry garcia. We will have enliven studio coming up. I got to see him we look the same right . First to the big news of the day. In the past hour we heard from Contra Costa County fire officials about the massive fire at a Petroleum Storage facility in crockett. That was the explosion as it happened. Officials say the fire is contained but they have yet to determine what started it. The fire sent an awful lot of the black smoke into the air in rodeo, hercules and crockett. Interstate 80 is now open after 80 was shut down in both directions for hours yesterday. At this point crews are on the scene investigating are working to prevent any further damage. Lets bring in sarah life in crockett with the remaining concern