Opinion
Get North Carolina regulators out of braiders’ hair
The burden is lower for North Carolina braiders, who must complete fewer classroom hours. But the barriers are still too high.
Dick Carpenter, director of strategic research at the Institute for Justice, discusses key themes from the book Bottleneckers. Carpenter offered these comments during an interview for Carolina Journal Radio.
From Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 737: When people lobby government to create a new occupational license for their profession, they usually claim to be looking out for their customers’ best interests. In most cases, they actually hope to limit entry into their profession. That change protects existing businesses from competition. That’s the contention of...