Monday, February 27, 2012
I Tried to Open a Lemonade Stand - Rasmussen Reports™
John Stossel:...
It made me want to try to jump through the legal hoops required to open a simple lemonade stand in New York City. Here's some of what one has to
do: -- Register as sole proprietor with the County Clerk's Office (must be done in person) -- Apply to the IRS for an Employer Identification Number. -- Complete 15-hr Food
Protection Course! -- After the course, register for an exam that takes 1 hour. You must score 70 percent to pass. (Sample question: "What toxins are associated with the puffer fish?") If you pass, allow three to five weeks for delivery of Food Protection Certificate. -- Register for sales tax Certificate of Authority -- Apply for a Temporary Food Service Establishment Permit. Must bring copies of the previous documents and completed forms to the Consumer Affairs Licensing Center. ...Then, at least 21 days before opening your establishment, you must arrange for an inspection with the Health Department's Bureau of Food Safety and Community Sanitation. It takes about three weeks to get your appointment. If you pass, you can set up a business once you: -- Buy a portable fire extinguisher from a company certified by the New York Fire Department and set up a contract for waste disposal. -- We couldn't finish the process. Had we been able to schedule our health inspection and open my stand legally, it would have taken us 65 days.
Read more here: I Tried to Open a Lemonade Stand - Rasmussen Reports™
Mitt Romney leads the president in a hypothetical 2012 matchup with Obama
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday shows that 26% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Forty-two percent (42%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -16 (see trends). That’s the president’s lowest rating in over a month.
Read More Here: http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_presidential_tracking_poll
Obama to cut healthcare benefits for active duty and retired US military
The Obama administration’s proposed defense budget calls for military families and retirees to pay sharply more for their healthcare, while leaving unionized civilian defense workers’ benefits untouched. The proposal is causing a major rift within the Pentagon, according to U.S. officials. Several congressional aides suggested the move is designed to increase the enrollment in Obamacare’s state-run insurance exchanges
ReadMore here: http://freebeacon.com/trashing-tricare/
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Salvato: Santorum is absolutely correct on the media debates
Earlier this week, GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum hit the nail directly on the head when he addressed the disingenuousness of the mainstream media when it comes to the Republican field of candidates vying for the party’s nomination and the entirety of the so-called “debate” process. This may not be earth-shattering news to those who eat, sleep and breathe Conservative politics (or politics in general) but it is newsworthy when a politico actually stands up and presents a challenge to rank-and-file voters to do something about it.
Read more here:http://biggovernment.com/fsalvato/2012/02/26/santorum-is-absolutely-correct-on-the-media-debates/
