http://www.showmedaily.org/2009/09/atrocious-article-about.html Advancing liberty with responsibility by promoting market solutions for Missouri public policy Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:03:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.showmedaily.org/2009/09/atrocious-article-about.html/comment-page-1#comment-3540 State Policy Blog » Blog Archive » They’re Talking About Occupational Licensing At Freakonomics Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:07:44 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=6899#comment-3540 [...] of licensing on the barber and cosmetology fields in Texas, which falls right in line with what we discussed the other day, and have written about extensively. Posted in Contributors on September 16, [...] [...] of licensing on the barber and cosmetology fields in Texas, which falls right in line with what we discussed the other day, and have written about extensively. Posted in Contributors on September 16, [...]

]]> http://www.showmedaily.org/2009/09/atrocious-article-about.html/comment-page-1#comment-3531 Sarah Brodsky Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:45:04 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=6899#comment-3531 "Movers caught working without a license are issued citations, which run $750 for the first offense and $1,000 for a second, and have their vehicles impounded, he said. For unsuspecting consumers, it can cause a last-minute scramble to find another mover, something not everyone realizes." It sounds like more consumers are harmed by the crackdown on unlicensed movers than by anything the movers do. “Movers caught working without a license are issued citations, which run $750 for the first offense and $1,000 for a second, and have their vehicles impounded, he said. For unsuspecting consumers, it can cause a last-minute scramble to find another mover, something not everyone realizes.”
It sounds like more consumers are harmed by the crackdown on unlicensed movers than by anything the movers do.

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