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Lawmakers Assist is Creating Yet Another Licensing Monopoly

Lawmakers Assist is Creating Yet Another Licensing Monopoly

by Spencer Cadavero | Mar 3, 2021 | Blog

Oklahoma has a licensing problem, with our licensing laws ranking as the 11th most burdensome nationwide. It’s to the point that we license occupations that very few other states do. That is the case for dental assistants, who are only licensed in 9 states.  Many...
Lawmakers Assist is Creating Yet Another Licensing Monopoly

Plumber Licensing: Another Monopoly That Fails the Smell Test

by Tyler Williamson | Jan 6, 2021 | Blog

Why must aspiring plumber contractors’ complete multiple years of education, multiple years of lower level work, and pay a hefty annual fee just to obtain a license? What justification does the state provide for these requirements? According to the Construction...
Lawmakers Assist is Creating Yet Another Licensing Monopoly

Licensing Boards Might Violate Federal Law: Regardless, They Are Terrible Policy

by Mike Davis | Dec 21, 2020 | Blog

Competition is as American as baseball and apple pie. “May the best man win” is a sentiment so old it doesn’t care about your pronouns. The beneficial effects of competition on economic markets are well documented. So why do we let powerful business interests change...
The Inadequacy of Attorney General Oversight as a Guard against Antitrust Liability of Oklahoma Licensing Boards

The Inadequacy of Attorney General Oversight as a Guard against Antitrust Liability of Oklahoma Licensing Boards

by Mike Davis | Dec 20, 2020 | Research

The Inadequacy of Attorney General Oversight as a Guard against Antitrust Liability of Oklahoma Licensing Boards Author Mike Davis Abstract This paper argues that Oklahoma’s approach to protecting state licensing boards from federal antitrust liability is inadequate...
Lawmakers Assist is Creating Yet Another Licensing Monopoly

Robbing the Poor to Give to the Rich: Corporate Welfare in Oklahoma

by Tyler Williamson | Sep 30, 2020 | Blog

Imagine that someone forcibly takes your hard-earned money and then simply gives it to a multi-billion dollar corporation such as Home Depot, Wal-Mart, or Boeing. You receive no benefit from this forcible redistribution of wealth, and the sole beneficiary is the...
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