Society & Culture

The Kingdom of Washington D.C. is like a wealthy husband and wife, who have a budget problem.

They have been living beyond their means for decades. But having many non-liquid assets, and a good family name, they have always been able to mortgage this or leverage that to get more cash. They live, far, far, beyond even their considerable means.

At least http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/07/15/georgia-police-close-girls-lemonad… not in Georgia .

Police in Georgia have shut down a lemonade stand run by three girls trying to save up for a trip to a water park, saying they didn’t have a business license or the required permits.

The girls needed a business license, peddler’s permit and food permit to operate, even on residential property. The permits cost $50 a day or $180 per year.



From the http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100014240527023042238045764443936047923… Wall Street Journal Online -

The owner of a small restaurant outside Pittsburgh is banning children under the age of 6, saying they regularly disrupted other customers’ meals.

The move has touched a nerve and led to television and radio interviews from as far away as New Zealand and Australia for Mike Vuick, owner of McDain’s Restaurant and Golf Center in Monroeville, Pa.