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Nothing generates unemployment like liberalism...
- Nearly 1/3 of American workers needing to acquire an occupational license in order to work
- The licenses require individuals to pay large sums of money and wait long periods of time just to obtain the government’s permission to work
- The share of Americans participating in the labor market is now hovering near its lowest point in many decades—since 1977, in fact
- These licensing requirements essentially “block out and exclude” poorer workers from contributing to society and earning their keep
- On the back end, these expensive requirements raise the price of goods and services, hurting the consumer