Micro-regulation is tyranny with extra paperwork

Mark Steyn points to some more nanny state nonsense courtesy of John Stossell. I link to the Steyn instead of directly to Stossel because I love the first line.

Micro-regulation is tyranny with extra paperwork. With its uncanny ability to prioritize, California, land of Golden Statism for unionized bureaucrats, is cracking down on complimentary coffee. From John Stossel:

For 15 years, the B & B Do it Center, a local hardware store in the small California town of Camarillo, has been putting out coffee and doughnuts for its morning customers. Actually longer, says owner Randy Collins; the previous owner did it too. Customers liked the courtesy, but . . . well, you know where this is going.

Indeed.

Inspectors told Collins that unless he was willing to install stainless-steel sinks with hot and cold water and have a prep kitchen to handle the food, he was violating the law. . . . “What some establishments do is hire a mobile food preparation services or in some cases a coffee service,” said Huff. “Those establishments have permits.”

In California, what doesn't? Stossel adds:

It’s amazing that they still allow people to have children without permits.

Actually, in Nanny State Britain, they're almost there.