Senior Fellow John Goodman: Years ago in Capitalism and Freedom, Milton Friedman argued that there is no legitimate reason to license any profession. If we are worried about protecting the public, let government certify the skills of various practitioners. Certification doesn’t restrict people’s choices in the labor market – either on the demand or the supply side. It assures people have the knowledge the government thinks they need and leaves them free to make their own choices.
Posted on: Fri, 05 Sep 2014 22:00:02 +0000