An enterprising youth started a business.
The county zoning commission shut him down and threatens him with daily fines if he doesn't stop selling worms to fishermen.
The energy and industry of this 15-year-old kid is astounding. He is working three part-time jobs this summer and started this business.
What is notable is that the zoning commission does not demand that he remove this building. Typically, that is what "zoning" is about, improper structures that are dangerous or reduce the value of neighboring properties. They just told him he had to stop running a business.
It stinks of envy: Parasitic leaches who cannot stand to see somebody take a risk and succeed. They are another species of Gimmedats in polyester and Reeboks.
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At their core, businesses create value. In the case of a bait shop, the value comes from turning manure into worms and then supplying those worms to fishermen who are too time-stressed to dig their own. It also comes from buying warm soda-pop in 24 can cases at the local Wally-world, putting them into a cooler with ice and then transporting the cooler to a location where it is quick-and-convenient for fishermen to access.
So a couple hours of a 15-year-old kid and a few miles driven in a beater pickup saves multiples of those hours wasted by working adults with limited vacation hours.
For the record, Ron Haas, a very high-end GM executive, was very fond of taking his family fishing for walleyes in Wisconsin. I assume that many of the kid's potential customers have similar demands on their time .AND. will be mighty pissed off at the Karens who carve into their precious vacation time because they are on a power-trip or simply to spite an enterprising, young farmer who makes them (and their slacker larva) look bad.
Hat-tip to CoyoteKen
The crab bucket mentality refers to a mindset where individuals attempt to prevent others from achieving success or gaining a favorable position, even if it does not directly affect them. This behavior is metaphorically illustrated by crabs in a bucket, where if one crab tries to escape, the others will pull it back down, reflecting a shared misery rather than allowing anyone to succeed. This mentality often stems from jealousy, insecurity, and a desire to maintain the status quo, leading to a toxic environment where self-improvement is discouraged.
ReplyDeleteIn his famous quote, Winston Churchill boldly states, "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery."
Karens MUST crab bucket youngsters as to feel they are good enough.
They are ignorant of the "pursuit of" parts of our founding documents. "Pursuit of" not guaranteed, not given by their betters (as Karens are wont to think themselves).
Or a Yoda might say "Always what cannot be done, THAT is why you fail".