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I'm still curious what all the 'red tape' is. > Just to operate around metro Atlanta today, [gyro truck owner Ali] Moradi has to have seven county permits and
by kevin_b_er 4y ago
I'm still curious what all the 'red tape' is.
> Just to operate around metro Atlanta today, [gyro truck owner Ali] Moradi has to have seven county permits and 13 city business licenses
He needs a food permit for every county he goes to? He needs a business license to operate in the cities he wants to operate in? Yeah same as everyone else. The difference is that his food truck can move easily, but metro Atlanta is an 8000 square mile area. We're talking about an extended metropolitan area with multiple jurisdictions.
I want the food permit scheme because food safety regulations are critical to me mostly being able to just go somewhere and not worry too much about getting sick from it. The Daily Harvest debacle terrifies me that it'll start happening in places and things that aren't fad influencer driven junk.
As long as the food truck isn't disrupting others, its fine. They should have to pay if they're going to use public space for profit, however. Why should they be able to use the street to set up a for-profit business on, then use the sidewalks as free standing space? If they're renting out some giant parking lot from a local business that's different, but whining about not being able to profit from taking up public land is laughable.
Beyond that, Reason cherry-picked two or three locales besides Atlanta to try to push their point.