Licenses to do work. Permission from government.
Don't sound much like a free market or a free people to me.
I can understand the need to license certain professions to maintain a level of ethics and have a way to keep out (or kick out) unethical people...ie: attorneys, doctors, realtors & yes even insurance agents.
They all have an effect on the public's well-being and good....however, a 300% increase in one's fees???? How hard would the average tax payer be fighting if their personal income tax went up 300%????