By Warner Todd Huston ——Bio and Archives--August 24, 2010
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Even though small-time bloggers aren’t exactly raking in the dough, the city requires privilege licenses for any business engaged in any “activity for profit,” says tax attorney Michael Mandale of Center City law firm Mandale Kaufmann. This applies “whether or not they earned a profit during the preceding year,” he adds.And America’s cities wonder why people won’t start businesses in them? This sort of lunacy is simply penalizing entrepreneurship at even the tiniest level. Like the story of the seven-year-old girl whose lemonade stand was shut down by City Health inspectors a few weeks ago, this Philly story shows that there isn’t an ounce of decency or common sense in government. It is also just another sign of how out of control government in America has become. Additionally, this is one sure way to shut down any political blogger in the city, isn’t it? Who would pay $50 a year to rant about government? Few would bother if they were forced to pay to blog.
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Warner Todd Huston’s thoughtful commentary, sometimes irreverent often historically based, is featured on many websites such as Breitbart.com, among many, many others. He has also written for several history magazines, has appeared on numerous TV and radio shows.
He is also the owner and operator of Publius’ Forum.