John Locke Foundation: Prudent Policy / Impeccable Research - Volume CLXII

Published: Saturday, April 30th, 2016 @ 4:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation ( More Entries )

Publisher's note: We want our readers to understand that there is wise policy afoot here in North Carolina, and to that end, we offer these excellent videos from our associates, in prudent policy research, at the John Locke Foundation.

We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.

Overly aggressive N.C. licensing leads to negative economic impacts

    North Carolina has one of the nation's most stringent occupational licensing regimes. That means this state erects more obstacles than most of its peers when it comes to allowing people to enter a chosen profession. This policy hits low-income and less educated residents the hardest.

    Jon Sanders, the John Locke Foundation's director of regulatory studies, discussed the negative impact of licensing on the state's economy and outlined alternatives to the current licensing system during a speech Monday to JLF's Shaftesbury Society.

    In the video clip above, Sanders employs a "safety and quality policy pyramid" that should help policymakers decide when licensing makes sense. Click here to access the full speech.

JLF’s Becki Gray outlines problems linked to N.C. certificate-of-need process

Becki Gray, John Locke Foundation vice president for research, discusses the problems linked to North Carolina’s certificate-of-need law restricting new medical facilities and equipment. Gray offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.

Weekly Standard’s Christopher Caldwell assesses European immigration

Christopher Caldwell, senior editor of The Weekly Standard, discusses the impact of changing European immigration patterns. Caldwell offered these comments during an interview for Carolina Journal Radio.

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