Keep Property Broker Bonds Reasonable

"I have been preparing in the last few months to launch a freight brokerage business in three different markets. Now due to this legislation my dream of being an independent business owner and eventually financial free will be crushed. I truly hope that Co"

"PLease ...Im trying to break into the brokerage department and this is hurting my Business maybe even close us down as we run slim margins with no overhead."

"I work for a owner operator and it is hard to keep him on the road with the gas prices always going up and now you want to make it harder for small brokers and owner operator's to stay in business and make it easy for the bigger brokers to drop the rates "

"This is bad for the American system of free enterprise and small business. Someone who wants to start their own business is being pentalized by the govt. on behalf of big business and lobbist."

"Please stop this so I may have a company."

"This Bill will eliminate more jobs than they are anticipating, and is wrong. In our economic status, we cannot allow this to be passed. This Country was built on Free Will and the chance to succeed. Keep it that way."

"After 20 years in the brokerage business, I suggest the real solution would be to check out your customer thoroughly before extending credit. Perhaps bond amounts should be based on performance rather than a set amount for every license. The passage of th"

"This is a shame for those of us who have been small business owners for many years...those of us who are honest with our customers and take care of our carriers. I think it's time to start cracking down on the newer people in the indsutry who somehow oper"

"please say no to the bond increase"

"The hard work of being a professional broker will in itself "weed out" the fraudulent brokers out there. We don't need another regulation."

"Just a new way to destroy the middle class while uplifting the 1%"

"This will not solve the problem of fraud in our industry. It will uneven the playing field with regards to transportation. A more realistic approach would be to license brokers and freight forwarders much like a real estate broker or commodity broker. Thi"