Thanks for sharing, I just finished watching the video and found it very interesting. I was not aware how many states don't have any licensing requirements which really makes me question why we have so many licensing laws. Do you know if there have been any studies showing a change in pay based on the presence of license? I remember talking to a medical technician who moved from a state with licensing laws and he said he did take a pay cut but still was glad he moved.

Like most things related to fighting occupational licensing IfJ was backed by the kochs: https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Institute_for_Justice

I never did quite understand their obsession with hairdresser licensing but all their institutions push it.

It’s not just barbers. Excessive licensing requirements are an impediment to people starting small businesses.

“Since our founding, IJ has fought to roll back oppressive occupational-licensing rules in more than two dozen distinct occupations, ranging all the way from tax preparers to florists to traditional African hair braiders.”

>I never did quite understand their obsession with hairdresser licensing but all their institutions push it.

Marketing. It's highly relatable to larger swaths of the population.

There's plenty of other licensing things that are even more asinine but they don't have the broad mass market appeal.

Marketing what? They largrly sell chemicals and oil.