Carrollton, TX — In modern day police state, USA, exchanging goods and services is a crime unless the state gets their cut. So, even though a Carrollton mother was “stunned” to find a warrant issued for her arrest for selling tamales to her neighbors — it was to be expected.
This week, Dennise Cruz was shocked to receive a yellow postcard from the City of Carrollton stating that if she doesn’t immediately submit to their extortion demands, then she would be kidnapped and locked in a cage.
When Cruz called the city to protest her extortion, the clerk told her that someone reported her for not having a food permit. However, this is not likely as only the government would know such things.
“I don’t understand because if anything I would have rather them come to me first if they had any concerns,” said Cruz.
The city of Carrollton maintains that extorting Cruz is in the interest of the people. According to a city director, tamales are a danger to society. 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, according to CBS DFW.
DYI Comments: Clever way to express how regulations stymies the economy even at the local level. It is not enough that they collect property taxes along with sales taxes(state level) local government always hungry for revenues imposes all types of permits. Reduce or better eliminate all of these costs would help develop new business'. Of course larger the business will actually advocate tax and regulation INCREASE in order to REDUCE their competition passing on the higher costs to the consumers.
John D. Rockefeller's motto: COMPETITION IS A SIN!
Big business can handle all of the complex rules and regulations squeezing out many of their competitors all sold as a protection to the public(it never is). The government is in on the racket as they will take the extorted revenues to hire up employees - many of their friends, relatives or politically connected - to process this needless exercise in paper pushing.
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