The rules are the rules

THINK OF THE CHILDREN!!!

 

It's a little tough for them to look away when she's on the cover of the local newspaper.

 

Really?

How's that work regarding immigration enforcement?

I hope no one's Church holds a bake sale. And, if you do, don't put up any fliers promoting it.

 

You seem to have two false analogies there that require no further comment.

 

Because of child labor laws, she should probably have to hire someone of age to do the actual baking.

 

She should have just started a fertilizer business using her parents' farm to provide the manure.

 

Now, here's an entrepreneur! Happy Meal Heroin!

http://eater.com/archives/2014/01/30/mcdonalds-employee-busted-for-selling-heroin-in-happy-meals.php

She might want to reposition her cupcakes

 

Since no one else will acknowledge it: Well done.

 

I loved that book. Haven't thought of it in almost 30 years. Didn't think it was that widely read.

 

This reminds me of copyright law. They have to come down on her because if someone else tries it, they'll just say, "What about that girl? She was doing the same thing and you didn't go after her." Common sense says that this is unnecessary, but I can understand the logic behind it and personally I'm OK with it.

 

YF/Ragu - You haven't addressed the legitimate question regarding the age or revenue threshold at which our young entrepreneur should be subjected to the same market factors as her competition. Maybe the $2,400 in additional annual revenue wouldn't make much of a difference to the folks at "Crave the Cup" down Edwardsville Rd., but it's nearly twice as much as the average individual Illinois food stamp recipient will receive in a given year, so it clearly represents a lot of money to some people. It is also worth noting that the feature story in question mentions that young Chloe operates a pet-sitting business called No Bones About It out of the same house where she prepares her cupcakes. Hey, my first reaction to the headline was the same as yours, but the questions are valid.

 

Couple of things:

Do you really think she's "making" $200 a month? I'm guessing her parents are bearing all the costs, and she's getting all the revenue. I'm also going to bet she's not taking any business away from other bakeries/cafes.

And, authorities make decisions regarding enforcement every single day.