wkmac
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A woman fighting a terminal form of bone cancer is trying to raise money to help pay bills with a few weekend garage sales, but the city of Salem says she’s breaking the law and is shutting her down.
Jan Cline had no idea, but the city of Salem has a clear law that states a person can only have three yard sales a year.
Cline has been selling her stuff in the backyard for a few weekends and said she thought she’d be fine by keeping the sale out of everyone’s way.
“It’s a struggle,” Cline says. “It’s a struggle for me because I’m very independent, used to taking care of myself.”
She’s run businesses and supported herself for years but this summer she was diagnosed with bone cancer.
We Can't Have People Exercising Freedom, Even Economic Freedom on Their Own Property And In A Down Economy Too!
Good thing we have the state to protect us. It scares me to think of the horrible world in which we would live if they weren't there to get in the way of our own foolishness! The idea of this woman thinking she can engage in economic activity outside the planned confines and construct of state planning. Even worse is using an illness as an excuse to play on our sympathies. How dare her!
Doesn't she understand all of this is for her own good?