American Elephants  Chicago Shakedown and How Regulation Kills.
by The Elephant's Child  Istria Cafe is a small business in
Chicago, one of the most over-regulated cities in America.
PJTV’s Alexis Garcia interviews the Pribaz brothers, the owners
of Istria Cafe, to show you how regulations are destroying
businesses and jobs. Would you believe that it is almost
impossible to run a business in Chicago without violating rules
and regulations, and paying extraordinary fines? From utilities,
to health care Alexis Garcia tells you why some businesses might
not survive in the down economy.  Businesses, small and large
keep telling us, their representatives in Congress and the
administration that excessive regulation is a problem. The
administration not only doesn’t get it, they deny it absolutely.
This is one of those spots where a lack of business experience
tells. Someone who has never held a real private sector job
cannot understand why “profit” is not something evil that only
the greedy pursue.  And they cannot