Should teens have to get business licenses to mow lawns?

[Nomad]

Holy Fuck. Are you one DUMB mother fucker. Read your own post idiot. "The ordinance is not new. It was enacted in 2007,]and Gardendale Mayor Stan Hogeland told Fox News that it was never intended to apply to teens making a little extra pocket money when school lets out. Only when Democrats took over did they change that. Seriously Gonad, what generation are you in your inbreeding heritage?

You dumb, lying, cock sucking piece of shit!!!!

NOWHERE in the article does it say anything close to that!!!!

AAMOF, it clearly states that THE ORDINANCE HAS NEVER BEEN ENFORCED!!!!

It all began when 15-year-old Alainna Parris mowed the lawn of her grandparents and a few neighbors last Thursday. She was hoping to earn extra money for a missionary trip, her grandparents Elton and Melba Campbell, told Fox News.

A man with a professional lawn care business, someone whom no one involved would name but who had been servicing many of the neighborhood lawns for years, reportedly approached one of the homeowners.

He allegedly told the homeowner that he noticed the young lady had been mowing lawns in the subdivision and threatened to call City Hall if he saw her mowing again without a business license.

(probably a Trumptard)

That neighbor called Alainna’s grandparents, and her grandfather shared his confusion in a private community message board on Facebook.

“I did not intend for all this to happen when I posted my question,” Elton explained. “I simply wanted to know if a teenager had to get a business license.”

Hogeland, who was born and raised in Gardendale, has served as a city employee for 35 years. He said that the incident was a first.

Though the ordinance as it now stands would legally require a teen who mows lawns, or babysits or even washes cars for pocket money to obtain a business license, he said that that that wasn’t the “spirit or intent” of the ordinance.

“Typically,” Hogeland explained, “if you’re doing business, whether it’s in Gardendale or New York City, if you’re performing a service and you get paid for it, you’re supposed to have a business license.”

However, “it was never meant to deal with kids cutting grass,” the mayor emphasized. “My clerk, in all her research reviewing the past five years, can’t find anyone applying for the license in these kinds of cases.”

Idiots.

The whole thing was a non story to begin with.

Dumb fucking Trumptards trying to push their anti-gubmint nonsense again.

 

[Sailor]

You dumb, lying, cock sucking piece of shit!!!!

NOWHERE in the article does it say anything close to that!!!!

AAMOF, it clearly states that THE ORDINANCE HAS NEVER BEEN ENFORCED!!!!




Idiots.

The whole thing was a non story to begin with.

Dumb fucking Trumptards trying to push their anti-gubmint nonsense again.

Now you are trying to call it a non story because you got your ass handed to you again. With your own "proof" LMAO. You truly are an idiot.

 

[Nomad]

Now you are trying to call it a non story because you got your ass handed to you again. With your own "proof" LMAO. You truly are an idiot.

Dude, try to be a fucking man for once in your sorry ass life.

You fucks claimed that the county where this happened was Democrat because they voted for Democrat Presidents since 2008.

I proved that you were all full of shit because the law was enacted in 2007 before the county ever voted Democrat.

Then, YOU tried to claim that Democrats were the first to enforce the law, whereupon I pointed out with source, that the ordinance had NEVER BEEN ENFORCED.

I not only proved you to be full of shit, I exposed you for the FUCKING LIAR that you are.

IOW.... YOUR ass was totally handed to YOU!!!

Rowboat boy.

 

[Sailor]

Dude, try to be a fucking man for once in your sorry ass life.

You fucks claimed that the county where this happened was Democrat because they voted for Democrat Presidents since 2008.

I proved that you were all full of shit because the law was enacted in 2007 before the county ever voted Democrat.

Then, YOU tried to claim that Democrats were the first to enforce the law, whereupon I pointed out with source, that the ordinance had NEVER BEEN ENFORCED.

I not only proved you to be full of shit, I exposed you for the FUCKING LIAR that you are.

IOW.... YOUR ass was totally handed to YOU!!!

Rowboat boy.

This chicken chested wimpy ass inbred fuck talking about someone being a man. You just cannot this shit up. If anyone ( and I am sure plenty are) have read this thread it is quite clear who is right, and who is wrong. And guess what Jethro? All your limp wristed blubbering is not going to change the fact that you are wrong, again. Keep posting though. Maybe you can post some more of your own "facts" that you keep proving yourself wrong with. Dumb fuck.

 

[Sailor]

You know Jethro, you are like a gift that keeps giving all year long! From your own link on Jefferson County....after they became Democratic..

Jefferson County is the most populous county in the state of Alabama, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 658,466.[2] Its county seat is Birmingham,[1] which is also the most populous city in the state. Its growth as an industrial city in the 20th century established its dominance.

In 2011, Jefferson County was $4.2 billion in debt and declared bankruptcy. The financial problems were related to costs of a huge sewer project. Corruption was found among six county commissioners and 15 other officials who were convicted of accepting bribes. This was the largest Chapter 9 (municipal) bankruptcy in the United States, until it was surpassed by that of Detroit, Michigan in 2013. Jefferson County emerged from bankruptcy in December 2013, following the approval of a bankruptcy plan by the United States bankruptcy court for the Northern District of Alabama, writing off more than $1.4 billion of the debt.

 

[Cypress]

Interesting topic for the role of gov't. I'm sure many of us sold lemonade on the street corner as a kid or mowed lawns or some other type of labor to make some spare change. Should kids have to get licenses today to do what we did as youth?





Town debates whether teens who mow lawns should pay $110 for business license


A debate has erupted in an Alabama town over whether teenagers who make pocket money mowing neighbors' lawns should pay for a $110 business license.

Gardendale requires that anyone operating a business for pay buy a $110 license, and some would like to see this ordinance enforced with teens cutting grass.

Elton Campbell is the grandfather of a teenager who mows lawns in Gardendale. Campbell told ABC 33/40 that a local landscaper remarked he would report Campbell's granddaughter to city officials if he saw her working because she doesn't have a business license.

"I have never heard of a child cutting grass [needing] a business license," he said.


News about the controversy exploded on ABC 33/40's Facebook page with many of the more than 950 comments expressing outrage.

"Ridiculous!!!!" wrote one. "These days you can hardly get kids to work and when they are willing to, you make them have a license to cut grass!"

"What???? Kids have always cut grass in the summer for extra money!!! At least they ain't out there getting in trouble and selling drugs to make money. This is so wrong!" shared another.

In response to the uproar, Gardendale Mayor Stan Hogeland told ABC 33/40 the city council will come up with a solution at its June 5 meeting.

"I would love to have something on our books that gave a more favorable response to that student out there cutting grass. And see if there's maybe a temporary license during the summer months that targets teenagers," Hogeland said.


http://m.sfgate.com/mommyfiles/arti...-business-license-Gardendale-Ala-11189275.php

I would first have to accept the premise of your question, sight unseen.
Which I don't.

I would have to see the language of the actual town ordinance. Opinion articles, and obscure indeterminate newspaper articles generally don't cut it for me.

Having been involved in these types of processes myself, ordinances, regulations, and rules generally have caveats, exceptions, and waivers in them to avoid stupid situations that defy logic.

 

[Pappy Jones]

Wow, when we were kids we mowed lawns, shoveled snow, raked leaves, paper routes, etc for pocket change until we could get a work permit at 14, then we got a regular job (at least on summer break) and started paying taxes.

These kind of jobs taught us the value of money and work ethics. No need to dishearten and dissuade them so early with this kind of bureaucracy .

 

[Phantasmal]

Interesting topic for the role of gov't. I'm sure many of us sold lemonade on the street corner as a kid or mowed lawns or some other type of labor to make some spare change. Should kids have to get licenses today to do what we did as youth?





Town debates whether teens who mow lawns should pay $110 for business license


A debate has erupted in an Alabama town over whether teenagers who make pocket money mowing neighbors' lawns should pay for a $110 business license.

Gardendale requires that anyone operating a business for pay buy a $110 license, and some would like to see this ordinance enforced with teens cutting grass.

Elton Campbell is the grandfather of a teenager who mows lawns in Gardendale. Campbell told ABC 33/40 that a local landscaper remarked he would report Campbell's granddaughter to city officials if he saw her working because she doesn't have a business license.

"I have never heard of a child cutting grass [needing] a business license," he said.


News about the controversy exploded on ABC 33/40's Facebook page with many of the more than 950 comments expressing outrage.

"Ridiculous!!!!" wrote one. "These days you can hardly get kids to work and when they are willing to, you make them have a license to cut grass!"

"What???? Kids have always cut grass in the summer for extra money!!! At least they ain't out there getting in trouble and selling drugs to make money. This is so wrong!" shared another.

In response to the uproar, Gardendale Mayor Stan Hogeland told ABC 33/40 the city council will come up with a solution at its June 5 meeting.

"I would love to have something on our books that gave a more favorable response to that student out there cutting grass. And see if there's maybe a temporary license during the summer months that targets teenagers," Hogeland said.


http://m.sfgate.com/mommyfiles/arti...-business-license-Gardendale-Ala-11189275.php

I know a teen who made serious change, turned it into a landscaping business he runs today. I think income limits can be set before a license is required.

 

[Nomad]

You know Jethro, you are like a gift that keeps giving all year long! From your own link on Jefferson County....after they became Democratic..

Jefferson County is the most populous county in the state of Alabama, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 658,466.[2] Its county seat is Birmingham,[1] which is also the most populous city in the state. Its growth as an industrial city in the 20th century established its dominance.

In 2011, Jefferson County was $4.2 billion in debt and declared bankruptcy. The financial problems were related to costs of a huge sewer project. Corruption was found among six county commissioners and 15 other officials who were convicted of accepting bribes. This was the largest Chapter 9 (municipal) bankruptcy in the United States, until it was surpassed by that of Detroit, Michigan in 2013. Jefferson County emerged from bankruptcy in December 2013, following the approval of a bankruptcy plan by the United States bankruptcy court for the Northern District of Alabama, writing off more than $1.4 billion of the debt.

What has any of that got to do with the topic of this thread, you fucking limp dick retard???

Do you have any idea how much fun it is watching you prove what a redneck retard you are????

At least you're good for something.

 

[Nomad]

This chicken chested wimpy ass inbred fuck talking about someone being a man. You just cannot this shit up. If anyone ( and I am sure plenty are) have read this thread it is quite clear who is right, and who is wrong. And guess what Jethro? All your limp wristed blubbering is not going to change the fact that you are wrong, again. Keep posting though. Maybe you can post some more of your own "facts" that you keep proving yourself wrong with. Dumb fuck.

Did your cousins ever get married after one knocked up the other, or were you born out of wedlock?

 

[Cancel 2018.2]

I know a teen who made serious change, turned it into a landscaping business he runs today. I think income limits can be set before a license is required.

Exactly my point I was trying to make. If this was truly running a business, then yes, the teen needs a license. But mowing lawns for, most probably, friends and neighbors, give me a break. Then that means I need a business license if I help my friend clear their yard out and they pay me.

 

[Bigdog]

Is it true that if you have an uninsured contractor on your property, you can be held liable for any injuries they may incur? Hiring minors, I think you take on a great deal of liability as a home owner. The kid mows off their foot ... who's gonna be liable?

 

[cawacko]

What the Fvck? A simple question about whether kids should be able to mow a lawn has turned into this? No wonder this country is so divided. Pathetic

 

[Bill]

Is it true that if you have an uninsured contractor on your property, you can be held liable for any injuries they may incur? Hiring minors, I think you take on a great deal of liability as a home owner. The kid mows off their foot ... who's gonna be liable?

Good point, had not considered that aspect... I wonder if the home owners policy has some clause on that......

 

[Bill]

What the Fvck? A simple question about whether kids should be able to mow a lawn has turned into this? No wonder this country is so divided. Pathetic

??? I think most here seem to generally agree there is no need for a license...... You even have a lawn??

 

[Cancel 2018.2]

What the Fvck? A simple question about whether kids should be able to mow a lawn has turned into this? No wonder this country is so divided. Pathetic

This

 

[Bigdog]

^Meltdown. Still wrong, sure as hell will not admit it. Fucking loony tune.

Socialist democrats live in a mythological world where suddenly, after Nixon's "Southern strategy", the whole South miraculously started voting Republican

 

[BRUTALITOPS]

What the Fvck? A simple question about whether kids should be able to mow a lawn has turned into this? No wonder this country is so divided. Pathetic

i always ban nomad from my threads. he's a huge asshole and contributes nothing to the conversation.

nomad domer76 and evince are like trifecta, with cartoonKen being thrown in for good measure sometimes.

 

[cawacko]

i always ban nomad from my threads. he's a huge asshole and contributes nothing to the conversation.

nomad domer76 and evince are like trifecta, with cartoonKen being thrown in for good measure sometimes.

Yeah, I see that. That was my bad

 

[PostmodernProphet]

That's gotta sting.

THE LAW WAS ENACTED IN 2007.

not really, since no one was stupid enough to enforce it against children until 2017.....