Nationally, the share of jobs requiring a government license has grown from about 5% in the 1950s to roughly 22% today, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.
If school districts are concerned about consolidations and closures, they would be better off pressuring their local communities to make it easier to start and raise a family.
When regulators think that they know better than the market, the result is that jobs become less accessible, stripping people of valuable opportunities to develop their skills and build wealth.
