All Your Shit Are Belong To USa

You see the signs all over the place. Once the weather gets warm, people start cleaning out their closets, their attics, their garages and sheds. They haven't use the stuff in years, but rather than toss it out in the trash, they decide to sell it... because someone might want it. In other words, they are getting rid of the junk they don't want taking up valuable storage space that could be used to store more important junk. Yard sales are pretty much the same nationwide. You gather all your crap together, put it on your front lawn and put up a Yard Sale sign, then wait for people to come to your house and give you money for the junk you don't want. Now if you live in Independence, Missouri... well the junk on your front lawn doesn't count, since you most likely believe it to be decorative, or actually consider your front lawn to be a storage area, just like the shed in the back yard that houses your meth lab and grandmas bedroom. But the time honored Yard Sale is slowly changing. Over the years, regulation has slowly crept into the practice of selling your unwanted shit to idiots. For instance, in the city of Brockton, Massachusetts (where I am originally from) the city requires ALL yard sales to have a permit issued by the city. There are other regulations in other parts of the country, but all of them are pretty much local city/county codes. Not any more. Uncle Sam now rules your Yard Sale. Yep, while sitting in your lawn chair, sipping an ice cold beer, watching the assholes peruse through your junk, the United States of America government now has a regulatory body and laws that apply to YOU! I mean it's not like the US has better, more important things to do. Especially since they've solved every single problem just by regulating/taxing/blowing up/purchasing-through-a-loan-that's-not-a-loan. Don't believe me? Read it for yourself. Page 4 of this pdf document has the following "money" line: This handbook will help sellers of used products identify types of potentially hazardous products that could harm children or others. CPSC’s laws and regulations apply to anyone who sells or distributes consumer products. This includes thrift stores, consignment stores, charities, and individuals holding yard sales and flea markets. * title refers to "all your base are belong to us", a phrase popular in gaming.