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Economic Liberty with Arif Panju of the Institute for Justice
Personal Responsibility Lawyer
English - November 16, 2018 18:41 - 1 hour - 94.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsNews Religion & Spirituality Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The government requires a license to work about 500 different jobs. How arbitrary and unreasonable can those licensing requirements be before they violate your constitutional (state or US) rights to earn an honest living? Can the government pass laws just to protect established businesses with good lobbyists? If the regulations violate your rights, what can you do?
My guest today is Arif Panju (@arifpanju) of the Institute for Justice (@IJ). Arif and IJ have sued the government in state and local courts to protect the rights of regular folks to earn a living without unreasonable government interference. We talk about several important cases that they have litigated, including Patel v. Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation and St. Joseph Abbey v. Castille.
What do these cases (and similar cases) mean for economic freedom? What do they mean for you?