RJ Brunner started a moving company. People loved his service and his company grew…. until state regulators told him to stop.
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He needed a “Certificate of Necessity and Convenience.” Basically he needed to prove his business was NEEDED and wouldn’t hurt existing businesses. And the existing businesses had a virtual veto over new competition.
A Stossel Classic from 2013
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