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These issues are exactly what people refer to as "first world problems." On the one hand, we want everything regulated just so in order to have a nice, well-eng
by mdesq 13y ago
These issues are exactly what people refer to as "first world problems." On the one hand, we want everything regulated just so in order to have a nice, well-engineered society with minimal risk and clean consciences when we buy food from another person. Then, whole swaths of affluent folks catch a craving for some good basic (or perhaps attractively quirky) street food and are shocked, shocked(!) when that kind of business is a tough thing to run in this environment.
- nijk 13y agoWhat does affluent have to do with it? Affluent can afford highly regulated trucks. Working class can't.
- acdha 13y ago> These issues are exactly what people refer to as "first world problems." On the one hand, we want everything regulated You need to re-read the article: the core theme is that there isn't a monolithic “we” requesting regulation but rather that the regulatory framework most of the public wants to assure safety, pollution, etc. has been captured by a smaller group of industry incumbents who are using it to prevent competition.
- eikaterine 13y agoThe article really doesn't make this situation sound like an unavoidable consequence of regulation. What part of " he strictly follows the rule insisting that every mobile-food employee has Health Department certification... And stationary restaurants, by the way, require that only a single employee on duty have a Health Department certification." sounds like an inevitable consequence of having regulations?
- YokoZar 13y agoAs the article points out, this sort of situation is exactly what creates the difference between first and third world nations. The only difference is that in countries like Ecuador most of the economy is like New York's food truck business.