Read more at Bloomberg: The average cosmetologist in the
U.S. trains for 372 days before earning a license. The average
emergency medical technician spends 33 days in training.
Much of the work that genuinely warrants a license --
nurses are among the most commonly licensed professionals --
requires a college or associate’s degree. By imposing similarly
onerous licensing restrictions on trades that are neither
dangerous nor complex, state governments erect additional
barriers to the prosperity of their poorest and least-educated
citizens, who also end up paying higher costs as consumers of
licensed services.
via Carpe Diem.
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