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- Feb 12, 2007
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This little incident is an excellent representation of what is wrong with our government today (at all levels) - and why people are sick of it.
The bloody killjoys are on a crusade to suck the least bit of joy out of living one's life.
It's hardly unusual to hear small-business owners gripe about licensing requirements or complain that heavy-handed regulations are driving them into the red.
So when Multnomah County shut down an enterprise last week for operating without a license, you might just sigh and say, there they go again.
Except this entrepreneur was a 7-year-old named Julie Murphy. Her business was a lemonade stand at the Last Thursday monthly art fair in Northeast Portland. The government regulation she violated? Failing to get a $120 temporary restaurant license. ...
Portland lemonade stand runs into health inspectors, needs $120 license to operate | OregonLive.com
The bloody killjoys are on a crusade to suck the least bit of joy out of living one's life.
It's hardly unusual to hear small-business owners gripe about licensing requirements or complain that heavy-handed regulations are driving them into the red.
So when Multnomah County shut down an enterprise last week for operating without a license, you might just sigh and say, there they go again.
Except this entrepreneur was a 7-year-old named Julie Murphy. Her business was a lemonade stand at the Last Thursday monthly art fair in Northeast Portland. The government regulation she violated? Failing to get a $120 temporary restaurant license. ...
Portland lemonade stand runs into health inspectors, needs $120 license to operate | OregonLive.com