Post in Coffee Unplugged

Oct 23 18:32 UTC

Thanks to Heidi for helping inject some common sense into city hall.
Sometimes our rules and laws, although well intentioned, do more damage than
good. I think this was an example of one of many more rules, laws and
regulations that hurt small business in Minneapolis, without a real need to
do so. It's great to see someone inject a human touch with common sense to
these well intentioned, but at the same time excessive and inflexible rules.
Yes we need to regulate dance halls and night clubs. No we don't need to
charge a small cafe, with a guitar player, no cover, one more tax, they
can't afford.

We tend to criticize a lot, but often fail to recognize good actions by our
elected officials and specially their staff. Thanks also to this list for
providing a forum for so many people who often feel ignored. This is truly
e-democracy at it's best.

I do wonder though if simply some of the people who are enforcing these
rules, just need to use more common sense, instead of having to legislate
every single thought we have.

Alberto Monserrate
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