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REGULATORS STRIKE AGAIN AND IT'S IN PRO-BUSINESS TEXAS.
"A few months back, Cruz decided to whip up some masa, steam up some corn husks and post on Nextdoor she was selling tamales.“It’s just so common. That’s why to me, I don’t understand why it’s such a big deal,” said Cruz.
But it was a big deal and carried $700 fine with the offense.
“When it hit me, I was like that is a lot of money,” said Cruz.
When she called the city, a clerk told her someone reported her for not having a food permit to sell the tamales."
Woman Fighting Fine For Selling Tamales Without Permit « CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
This isn't new. Where I worked in the U.S. a man would come around to our offices in the morning selling breakfast burritos. He sold to government offices, banks, and other large businesses downtown for months. Then one day, poof, he's gone.
I went to his hime to find out what happened. His wife had been getting up very early, making a few hundred burritos and wrapping them in tinfoil. He carried insulated containers around selling the burritos. Until a neighbor who didn't want to get up early and make burritos got jealous. The neighbor was on welfare and hated to see people, you know, working. So, the government put a stop to that.
But, perhaps it's necessary. The article explained the $700 fine.
"A director said a fine was issued and not a warning because tamales are considered “potentially hazardous food” due to the cooked corn and meat being used.
“What if somebody got sick from them? What if somebody could have died from them? And I completely understand those concerns,” said Cruz."
So, what if someone did get sick? Well, they could not buy any more tamales. Or, they could sue the woman. What if I'm invited to my boss's house for dinner and I get sick? My god, what is the government doing to protect me from that? What is I am a terrible cook and my family gets sick eating at home? Shouldn't the government do something about that? Shouldn't we have government standards for kitchens at home, where most people eat? Shouldn't cooks have to be licensed? How can they leave this vital area of our lives unregulated. I'm so afraid I need to hide in my closet.
This woman is not a victim of regulators to protect you and me. She's a victim because jealous neighbors turned her in to the regulators and the regulators do what regulators do. They stomp on people. They destroy opportunity. They attack families. They attack small business.
But, but, doesn't the government have to look out for me? Sure, call Lois Lerner if you need help.
"A few months back, Cruz decided to whip up some masa, steam up some corn husks and post on Nextdoor she was selling tamales.“It’s just so common. That’s why to me, I don’t understand why it’s such a big deal,” said Cruz.
But it was a big deal and carried $700 fine with the offense.
“When it hit me, I was like that is a lot of money,” said Cruz.
When she called the city, a clerk told her someone reported her for not having a food permit to sell the tamales."
Woman Fighting Fine For Selling Tamales Without Permit « CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
This isn't new. Where I worked in the U.S. a man would come around to our offices in the morning selling breakfast burritos. He sold to government offices, banks, and other large businesses downtown for months. Then one day, poof, he's gone.
I went to his hime to find out what happened. His wife had been getting up very early, making a few hundred burritos and wrapping them in tinfoil. He carried insulated containers around selling the burritos. Until a neighbor who didn't want to get up early and make burritos got jealous. The neighbor was on welfare and hated to see people, you know, working. So, the government put a stop to that.
But, perhaps it's necessary. The article explained the $700 fine.
"A director said a fine was issued and not a warning because tamales are considered “potentially hazardous food” due to the cooked corn and meat being used.
“What if somebody got sick from them? What if somebody could have died from them? And I completely understand those concerns,” said Cruz."
So, what if someone did get sick? Well, they could not buy any more tamales. Or, they could sue the woman. What if I'm invited to my boss's house for dinner and I get sick? My god, what is the government doing to protect me from that? What is I am a terrible cook and my family gets sick eating at home? Shouldn't the government do something about that? Shouldn't we have government standards for kitchens at home, where most people eat? Shouldn't cooks have to be licensed? How can they leave this vital area of our lives unregulated. I'm so afraid I need to hide in my closet.
This woman is not a victim of regulators to protect you and me. She's a victim because jealous neighbors turned her in to the regulators and the regulators do what regulators do. They stomp on people. They destroy opportunity. They attack families. They attack small business.
But, but, doesn't the government have to look out for me? Sure, call Lois Lerner if you need help.