Licensing is one of the biggest hurdles for Americans to find a job. Today, one out of every four Americans must get an occupational license from the government before they can legally work. Back in the 1950s, that number was just one in 20. Licensing has spawned plenty of crazy laws that keep Americans from getting jobs. Not only that, it costs consumers over $200 billion each year. Rolling back licenses to work has united everyone from the Obama Administration to The Wall Street Journal editorial page.

Unfortunately, lawmakers haven't gotten the memo. According to a report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and research by the Institute for Justice, since 1970, only eight occupations have been "de-licensed," i.e. completely repealed or struck down in court, while two occupations were de-licensed in multiple states. That includes: