In yet another wonderful example of how government bureaucrats make things better, an Oregon 7 year old has her Lemonade stand shut down by diligent (unionized) civil servants because she didn't buy a $120 permit.
Makes you proud to be an Obam-erican doesn't it? Here's my favorite part:
After 20 minutes, a "lady with a clipboard" came over and asked for their license. When Fife explained they didn't have one, the woman told them they would need to leave or possibly face a $500 fine.
Surprised, Fife started to pack up. The people staffing the booths next to them encouraged the two to stay, telling them the inspectors had no right to kick them out of the neighborhood gathering. They also suggested that they give away the lemonade and accept donations instead and one of them made an announcement to the crowd to support the lemonade stand.
That's when business really picked up -- and two inspectors came back, Fife said. Julie started crying, while her mother packed up and others confronted the inspectors. "It was a very big scene," Fife said.
Well at least they managed to make a little girl cry.
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