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Cops shut down the lemonade stand of a 7-year-old
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 980366:MV8xMDgwOTE1XzE3MjA0ODExXzM2Q0ZDNTBE] Another little girl’s lemonade stand has fallen victim to the ills of big government in California. This time, the victim was 7-year-old Daniela Earnest of Tulare, California. She was only trying to earn money to send her family to Disney Land, when a code enforcement officer showed up and forced her to close down. Her crime? She did not have the proper permits that the city requires to operate a business. They later attempted to sugarcoat their actions with the excuse that she was using a “dangerous intersection” to conduct her business. A local radio station saw her story in the paper and gifted the girl with four day passes to the magical kingdom. Many kudos to the radio station for supplying these tickets, but why not also use their airwaves to enrage their listeners and call for an end to these nanny state laws? This has become a case of were the lighthearted end justifies the ridiculous means, taking the focus off this inane intrusion of government and spotlighting the “Disney movie” ending provided by the radio station. It is eerie how news anchors can sit there and smile, while liberty and the very spirit of American business continues to fade. http://matthewmckenzie.wordpress.com/2010/05/28/7-year-olds-lemonade-stand-shut-down-in-california/ [/quote]
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This little girl had her lemonade stand closed down by “The Man.” Apparently cops told her that she needed a permit to sell lemonade at her stand… and we wonder why Capitalism is struggling in this country. Did I mention she was saving the money for a trip to Disney Land?
Daniella Earnst wanted to try and make some money so that she could go to Disney Land. Wait, she’s been doing this since kindergarten? Thanks for that lesson, Dad. Work ethic is fine and dandy, but making your kid constantly shill $2 lemonades to the neighbors seems rough, but I can see where he’s going with that. Although sending the kid to city council to testify on her own behalf is a bit much.
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