Licensing -- What's the Big Deal?

I have a new blog up at Young Americans for Liberty about licensing law in the United States. This is an issue that is very close to my heart, as I strongly feel that government licensure schemes hold many people back from earning a living for themselves and their families:

This is a big deal. Licensure makes it more difficult for people to obtain work and thus support themselves and their families. It also is more often than not a clear example of crony capitalism, where the wealthy and connected rig the system to protect themselves against the laws of competition. Finally, licensure is not only an important issue in and of itself, but it also permeates many other important national issues from healthcare to unemployment to the tuition bubble.

Read the rest here.