Shutting down lemonade stands costs kids important entrepreneurial experience
... "And while city zoning laws are useful for keeping heavy industry away from homes, selling lemonade or girl scout cookies is really a residential activity. Many of the world's most famous businesses — Amazon, Apple, Disney, Google, Hewlett Packard — were started in garages. An entrepreneurial culture requires the freedom to start a business at home. If we stop businesses and businesspeople from developing, we lose the benefits that come down the road, like job creation and innovation (not that little Suzie's lemonade stand will likely grow to rival Tropicana, but you get the point...).
"The sooner cities and counties realize this, and stop wasting resources going after the entrepreneurs of tomorrow, the better." Via American Conservatives
Permit requirements shut down another kid’s lemonade stand — but it’s not what you think "Lemonade Day is a big deal in Indianapolis. It’s a day dedicated to helping children learn simple business skills with their own small business ventures. But for 10-year-old Morgen Morris, Lemonade Day became a lesson in government regulation and unforeseen circumstances."
The Inexplicable War on Lemonade Stands "I’m beginning to think that there’s a nation-wide government conspiracy against either lemonade or children, because these lemonade stand shutdowns seem to be getting more and more common. If you set up a stand for your kids, just be prepared for a visit from the cops."
Government for the people? What has happened here?
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