Jon Sanders, Author at The Locker Room

Jon Sanders studies regulatory policy, a veritable kudzu of invasive government and unintended consequences. As director of regulatory studies at the John Locke Foundation, Jon gets into the weeds in all kinds of policy areas, including electricity, occupational licensing, hydraulic fracturing, the minimum wage, poverty and opportunity, state rulemaking, film and other incentives programs, certificates of need, and cronyism.

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Once people get an idea of how much a ‘carbon tax’ will cost, they oppose it

It is easy to tell a pollster you favor something when its costs and benefits are both hypothetical. It's a different thing altogether when the benefits are still speculative, while costs are more immediate.

Jon Sanders, August 16, 2019
North Carolina law allows non-license disclosure in real estate

Knowing that North Carolina law already provides a way for consumers to choose a non-licensed service professional in one area (real estate) ought to make it easier to expand that freedom in other licensed fields.

Jon Sanders, August 15, 2019
Cooper, Commerce, Wake County: Transparency’s for chumps

But by far the biggest issue is the betrayal of good government: Public officials cannot conduct themselves as if they aren’t accountable to the people, not in a free state.

Jon Sanders, August 14, 2019
What is Occupational License Consumer Choice?

The key to the Occupational License Consumer Choice approach is something called a nonlicensed disclosure. With that, occupational licensing is no longer an entry regulation.

Jon Sanders, August 12, 2019
NYC’s struggling retailers face what minimum wage hikes can’t do

"They're cutting their staff. They're cutting their hours. They're shutting down."

Jon Sanders, August 8, 2019
Hm. Raleigh’s scooter monopoly dislikes competition.

The market for e-scooters is highly competitive. Other cities, including Charlotte and Durham, allow several scooter providers to compete for riders. Not Raleigh, however, despite at least seven companies trying to do business in the city limits.

Jon Sanders, August 7, 2019
North Carolina: No. 1 in the Southeast in craft breweries per capita

According to the report, North Carolina has 3.4 breweries per 100,000 adults of legal drinking age.

Jon Sanders, August 5, 2019
Milk Commission: It does a crony good?

Would it be in the public's interest to force milk prices high enough here to enable farms with higher operational costs to compete?

Jon Sanders, August 2, 2019

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Jon Sanders

Director of Regulatory Studies

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