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The ability of vifdz to pursue whatever dream they have for themselves in that state. things like occupational licensing. the ability for americans to really be able to pursue the employment that they would like. a lot of these states have very onerous lives that prevent people from doing that from simply engaging in their own chosen commerce, they have to get the government's persons to do. so downward pressure on economic activity and limits choice in those states. ed: let's try to be a little bit more positive. >> i love positive. ed: new hampshire live free or die no state taxes there. ind...

Critics complain that many occupational licensing requirements get in the way of low income workers and small businesses offering these services to the public. >> there are over 800 occupation that's are licensed and at least one state and about a quarter of the workforce requires p permission from government to do their work. >> he is a public policy professor at the university of minnesota who studied these licenses for decades. he says state and local governments have an interest in protecting public health and safety. which they do by mandating training and licensing for certain occupation...

>> small business people i know that have three, four, five employees. i'm talking about the dentist that has two or three chairs. i'm talking about the doctor that has a small solo practice and has to hire five people just to shuffle through paper work. i'm talking about the regulatory burden and what i heard when i was in congress. business people didn't say i need my taxes cut. they all said i need regulatory relief on. for every two people i hire i've got to hire another person to handle all of the regulations coming at me. >> there is no question that the regulatory apparatus in this coun...

Licensed. today, almost one-third of the workforce has to be licensed from fortune tellers to shampooers to florists. many states require a certification before you can practice your profession. and that large rise in credentials has caused a rise in costs for us consumers. according to a paper in the university of pennsylvania law review, occupational licensing can raise wages by as much as 18% and those higher wages get passed on of course to the consumer. more than 800 professions now have to be certified or licensed at the state level. joining what used to be a select group like lawyers an...