This is a story about a tiny bit of governmental intrusion in post-Reagan America.  By these little bits, government grows exponentially. Troy, Illinois (population 9,888), a small town in a small county east of East Saint Louis, is the hometown of 11-year-old Chloe Stirling who pursued the American dream by opening an entrepreneurial cupcake business selling to neighbors and donating to local charities.  Within two years she built her sales up to $200 per month less what she spent for ingredients. Chloe's parents gave her a little refrigerator, and her grandparents bought her a KitchenAid mixer.  Her hard work and long hours attracted the attention of the Belleville News-Democrat which published a 1/26/14 laudatory story about Chloe's Cupcakes. Unintended Consequence -- Crackdown!  That glowing story about the 11-year-old girl entrepreneur was read by business-hating government bureaucrats, and they immediately shut down her cupcake business.  Well-paid...(Read Full Post)