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MaizeAndBruin t1_j9zmpa4 wrote

Reply to comment by Legallyfit in For marginal occupations licensed by U.S. states, the welfare costs of licensing exceeds the benefits, as workers have to expend resources to obtain the license and consumers pay higher prices. [The study looks at professions that require license in some states but not others]. by smurfyjenkins

Louisiana requires a license to become a florist. The Institute for Justice (libertarian public interest law firm) does a ton of work on occupational licensing and some of the crazy restrictions various states put on people trying to earn a living.

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GotThoseJukes t1_ja0dnou wrote

I have a medical profession with a governing board and credentialing process. Every five years I need to submit recertification with New York for them to verify that I have a lower amount of credentials than are required to do my job in the first place in any of the fifty states.

I’m convinced a lot of these things just exist to employ people. The process in my state for my career is objectively meaningless.

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