Proof the "government" is useless and indeed, dangerous.
Bobby Herring and his wife, Amanda, have been active in providing meals for Houston’s (TX) homeless population.
But two weeks ago, the government shut them down and for a nonsensical reason – not having a permit which requires and "certified kitchen".
Hold on… does this mean we have to shut down every home kitchen because it is not certified by local yokels? My goodness, how have we survived all these thousands of years?
“We don’t really know what they want, we just think that they don’t want us down there feeding people,” Bobby said.
Kathy Barton, a spokeswoman for the Health and Human Services Department, told the Chronicle exactly what “they” are looking for: food that’s prepared in a “certified” kitchen under the watch of a “certified” food manager.
The regulations and permit are essential when it comes to the homeless, Barton told the Chronicle, because “poor people are the most vulnerable to foodborne illness and also are the least likely to have access to health care.”
I guess they are not vulnerable to starvation…. I'm just saying.
I am a certified food manager and I say she is an idiot backing a ridiculous rule.
Another example of government failure.
Government Failure
No CommentsJanuary 15, 2011 at 8:37 amCategory:Commentary | Government
Proof the "government" is useless and indeed, dangerous.
Bobby Herring and his wife, Amanda, have been active in providing meals for Houston’s (TX) homeless population.
But two weeks ago, the government shut them down and for a nonsensical reason – not having a permit which requires and "certified kitchen".
Hold on… does this mean we have to shut down every home kitchen because it is not certified by local yokels? My goodness, how have we survived all these thousands of years?
“We don’t really know what they want, we just think that they don’t want us down there feeding people,” Bobby said.
Kathy Barton, a spokeswoman for the Health and Human Services Department, told the Chronicle exactly what “they” are looking for: food that’s prepared in a “certified” kitchen under the watch of a “certified” food manager.
The regulations and permit are essential when it comes to the homeless, Barton told the Chronicle, because “poor people are the most vulnerable to foodborne illness and also are the least likely to have access to health care.”
I guess they are not vulnerable to starvation…. I'm just saying.
I am a certified food manager and I say she is an idiot backing a ridiculous rule.
Another example of government failure.