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On today's show: Why it was illegal to braid hair without a license in Utah. And why hundreds of licensing rules in states all around the country are a disaster for the U.S. economy.
- Overtonwindow 4y agoIt's also illegal in 13 states to talk with another individual about food and diet without a license. However, only one modality may get that license, and you are required to pay a private trade association in order to keep that license current.
- jrs235 4y agoLook into who owns the entities that provide the "education" courses that are required to get licensed. IIRC, a Wisconsin state legislator owned a beauty school (or perhaps his spouse did). I think in WI it was 2000 hours or something required to get a license to cut hair, more hours required training than police officers at the time. Again, IIRC.
- analog31 4y agoWithout listening to the show, I'd like it if there was some mechanism to assure that a person who braids hair is capable of dealing with issues such as basic hygiene, blood borne diseases, and so forth. With that said, the license and whatever minimal training is needed, could be provided for free. Likewise for a dental hygienist, who is doing things like operating X-Ray equipment and other invasive gadgets. I don't think the solution is to de-regulate this kind of thing.