To catch an entrepreneur

September 16, 2013 | By JONATHAN WOOD

Our friends at ReasonTV have released this video reporting on California’s absurd strategy to enforce restrictions on the right to earn a living. Apparent fans of news/reality television, the California Contractors State License Board set up stings to catch would-be painters or landscapers who threaten our society by offering to rub a brush on a wall or trim some shrubbery without first getting permission from the state.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzHV9T-nphc&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

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