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Bureaucrats fine little children for selling lemonade without proper government permission.

Seven children selling lemonade were told by police they had to close up shop -- because they didn't have a permit.

Cops went sour on a group of kids after a resident in the Haverford Township, Pa., neighborhood sicced police on the youngsters for selling lemonade on a residential street.

On August 20, 2011, we are suggesting that everyone who has children, who believes in this message, go outside and set up lemonade stands all across the country. Even if you don’t have children, go out and buy some lemonade from a local child’s lemonade stand.
We need to stand up for our kids. We need to send a message to the world. Selling lemonade is not a crime!

Regulators shut down 7-year old girl's lemonade stand for failing to get a temporary restaurant license. Local anarchist is organizing a "Lemonade Revolt".

Police closed down a lemonade stand in Coralville, IA, telling its 4-year-old operator and her dad that she didn't have a permit.

An embarrassed Oregon country Chairman named Jeff Cogen apologized recently, and reminisced briefly about how he used to have a lemonade stand. He also said that the mighty foot of government would not trample upon a child’s lemonade stand again.

Dear God in Heaven, how did America come to this?

YET ANOTHER LEMONADE STAND SHUT DOWN BY THE NAZI PIGS. DON'T THESE FOOLS HAVE ANY REAL CRIMINALS TO ARREST? IS THIS COUNTRY SO FREE OF CRIME THAT THEY NEED TO HARASS OUR CHILDREN NOW? DISGUSTING. I'm sorry for the caps but I am yelling. I'm just sick of this crap!

When three girls in Midway, Georgia set up their lemonade stand, they intended to raise enough money to go to the water park. But the ever-vigilant local police quickly identified the girls’ effort as criminal enterprise and shut them down.

Recently, we have seen many news reports of lemonade stands being shut down by police and other government workers. When kids sell things, such as lemonade, they are learning some very important lessons. They are learning about money and about being an entrepreneur. They are also learning how to be a productive member of society. They are learning about responsibility. They are participating in free and voluntary trade with willing participants. Selling lemonade is not a crime.