Meet Four Business Owners Squeezed by Operation Choke Point

Government officials have no authority to deny lawful industries access to credit merely because the government dislikes their line of business.

Kelsey Harkness, --August 12, 2014

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With no explanation, Brian Brookman last month lost the bank account for his pawn shop.
He had no idea why. Brookman says his store in Grand Haven, Mich., never had been in trouble with federal or state officials. And being in the pawn industry, he was required by law to get a city license every year. “If there was ever a problem, they wouldn’t renew my license,” Brookman, a former police officer and Army veteran, told The Daily Signal. More...

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