Here’s one potentially encouraging idea, from the president’s budget: Reducing Unnecessary Occupational Licensing Requirements. The Budget seeks to reduce occupational licensing barriers that keep people from doing the jobs they have the skills to do by putting in place unnecessary training and high fees. The Budget proposes a $15 million increase for grants to States […]
A few weeks ago, This American Life aired an hour long story showing how the regulators at the Federal Reserve in New York were cozying up with Goldman Sachs, a member of the too-big-to-fail team that of course the Fed is supposed to oversee. For instance, thanks to some secret recordings, you can hear Fed officials […]
Legislation proposed in the House by Democratic representatives George Miller and Rosa L. DeLauro this week would make the labor market even more rigid than it is already. The proposal would regulate part-time jobs by increasing the price of on-call work and limiting flexibility in part-time scheduling will only hurt those the law is ostensibly trying to help. […]
A federal court ruling that says the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is “structurally unconstitutional” won’t stop the powerful federal regulatory agency from carrying out its agenda, but it’s a small victory for limited government nonetheless. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Tuesday said the CFBP’s unelected and largely unaccountable director […]