Armed Polite Society
Main Forums => Politics => Topic started by: Hawkmoon on June 29, 2023, 01:48:31 PM
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a-mom-offered-lemonade-stand-jobs-alabama-s-labor-department-stepped-in/ar-AA1dbW1d
Mom guides kid to a successful lemonade business. Mom tries to help other kids learn how to be more professional -- state Labor Department steps in to save the kids.
I guess technically the Labor Department is right, but this looks a lot like one of those times when right is wrong.
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This is one of those times where a normal person would make a judgement call and do nothing, but a petty, legalistic bureaucrat can do nothing but quote law and regulation.
Though the labor department complaint was “heartbreaking,” Johnson said it came with a silver lining — a flood of support from across the country and tons of inquiries about shipping lemonade.
“It’s been incredible,” she said. “It’s literally taking lemons and turning them into lemonade.”
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Well, this is what happens when you try to pass goo off as lemonade...
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Well, this is what happens when you try to pass goo off as lemonade...
Typo corrected :facepalm: