Good, I think some licenses are stupid. I heard you need a license in some states to now lawns, clean pools and plow snow. Why?
Probably a democrat effort to keep teenage free marketeers from doing the work at a low cost.
These are jobs increasingly performed by older people who demand $15+ per hour. Since they’re usually paid in cash, the licensing fee is really just a tax. And of course, poor and minority youngsters are the most impacted-—the up-front pay-to-work license locks them out before they can get into the job market.
I used to live in a condo community that had teeny little grassy spots between the driveways. There was a black kid that charged $1 each to mow. He averaged $40 in an hour, and gave his little brother $5 hr. to run the leaf blower.
These boys’ older brother had been shot dead in a drug dispute, and the middle boy decided not to go that direction, nor allow his little bro to, either.