For The American Dream

  • Sunday, July 10, 2016

In the state of Tennessee, it can require hundreds of hours of education and cost thousands of dollars to get a license to earn a living.  The state should not be picking winners and losers in this economy through burdensome regulations imposed by unelected bureaucrats.

Take the case of Tammy Pritchard who lives in Memphis. Tammy wants to be able to wash hair for a living, but she cannot do this without becoming a fully licensed cosmetologist, something she’s stated she cannot afford to do.  Tammy filed a lawsuit with the Beacon Center, and this is a part of the State of Tennessee's unacceptable response: “Much of what states do is to favor certain groups over others on economic grounds.  We call this politics.”  

These are the kind of politics I’m vowing to fight against in Nashville.  Each person should be able to decide their own future, not the government.  

I believe we should work to remove Nashville’s interference in Tennesseans’ ability to achieve the American Dream. We must continue to build upon the Right to Earn a Living Act, passed this past year, and hold accountable unelected licensing boards and defend Tennesseans right to work and earn an honest living.  I’m running to create better opportunities for people so we can put Tennessean’s back to work. Too often, the Republican Party talks more about what it is against than what we are for. I am for working to create opportunity for everyone, rather than placing lids on their aspirations and dreams. Let’s fight the bureaucrats in Nashville and demand our right to pursue the American Dream. 

Ethan White

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