The article emphasizes the overlooked role of state boards in maintaining the complex web of professional licensing that affects millions of American workers. Professional licensing requires significant education and testing and impacts more individuals than unionization or minimum wage laws. Critics have long pointed out that these licensing requirements unnecessarily inflate costs and restrict access to services. Despite bipartisan reform efforts aimed at reducing barriers and costs, the process remains largely unaddressed at the level of regulatory boards, which continue to expand their influence over new professions, leading to a restrictive 'permission-slip culture.'
What's most troubling about the growth of professional licensing is how it restricts access to necessary services and increases costs for consumers.
Despite the longstanding critique of professional licensing, the regulatory boards that oversee these systems remain largely unchallenged and continue to expand their control.
The persistence of professional licensing demonstrates a 'permission-slip culture' that stifles innovation and economic mobility, making it difficult for individuals to enter various fields.
The bipartisan movement to reform professional licensing has achieved little, mainly because it fails to target the regulatory boards that reinforce these restrictive practices.
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