zamfi t1_j9xp4ni wrote on February 25, 2023 at 8:43 AM Reply to comment by [deleted] 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 > Law can only ever favor entrenched wealth and power That is a very maximalist claim about a concept with a pretty loose definition -- and you are offering no alternative. Permalink Parent 5
zamfi t1_j9xp4ni wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] 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
> Law can only ever favor entrenched wealth and power
That is a very maximalist claim about a concept with a pretty loose definition -- and you are offering no alternative.