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".
A symptom of the problem.... Some individuals have an innate desire to rule over other people. I don't know from where it springs, but the 'karen' meme encapsultaes it. Countless examples of nobody harming anybody, MUST be interrupted by some 'karen', with the flimsiest of excuses to hide the root cause of their malice.
ReplyDeleteIf more people got popped in the mouth these days, we wouldn't have these problems... but feminists have feminized everything, so, nothing in society works right anymore.
The county tax officials should be made known and subjected to a constant stream of public humiliation and shaming. It's too bad we did away with the village stocks, but a nice, concerted campaign of shaming can go a long way. And if the impact isn't noticeable, well, there's always the opportunity of spouses to add to the mix. What the official did, was an abuse of power, a 'flex' on a kid. There were plenty of ways to work, as a public servant, to a reasonable solution - one of which was to step the kid through the process of making his little business come into compliance. Instead of making a good citizen, that servant has planted a seed of resentment and discontent.
ReplyDelete"Signed by Hunter Denison, Washburn County zoning land use specialist, the letter concluded with a warning: If you do not rectify the violations within the allotted time given, you may be issued a citation or a daily forfeiture …"
DeleteThe Washburn County Land Information Office can be contacted at (715) 468-4780 for land use inquiries.
The Planning and Zoning Director for Bayfield County, which includes Washburn County, is available at (715) 373-6138.
Growing worms is an agricultural undertaking, only distinguished from raising animals by being an underground effort.
ReplyDeleteBeyond just the sheer ridiculousness of it, he might actually have a court case as I suspect "Stop your business" is indeed beyond the authority of a zoning commission. Hopefully some civic minded lawyer is willing to do a little pro bono work.
ReplyDeleteUnelected bureaucrat Hunter Denison needs to be given lots of time to go fishing when he finds himself unemployed. .
ReplyDeleteFrom my experience ( admittedly years ago but likely still true) zoning commissions might rule on whether or not a building was safe OR if a structure is being used for business in an area not zoned for business. For example they will not allow a bar built next to a school and usually not in an area zoned for homes/residential. Some areas have mixed use...esp common along highways. So, the structure the young man build may be as strong and sound as it looks , however, the area may where it is built may not be zoned for that type of business. The young mans parents can go to the zoning board and apply for a variance . Depending on the local Karens etc that may or may not work.
ReplyDeleteThis is yet another reason to live in an area without zoning or permits.
ReplyDeleteI am leaning hard towards areas with fewer regulations, of any kind.
If it's on the books, it can be enforced, even if it usually isn't.
Jonathan
The zoning board doesn’t want the building taken down because it can be taxed. It is an “improvement “.
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