Six reforms to protect the right to earn a living

July 11, 2012 | By TIMOTHY SANDEFUR

The Goldwater Institute’s Byron Schlomach suggests six ways states to act now to protect the right to earn a living against intrusive occupational licensing laws. Although the report focuses primarily on Arizona, these ideas are good for any state: fewer restrictions on the freedoms of entrepreneurs, and more protections against the abuse of licensing laws by politically powerful private interests.