The government of Orange County has once again shut down a young girl's lemonade stand, says she owes $3,500 in paperwork fees

Another day, another story of ridiculous government overreach.

This time, the story comes courtesy of the Orange County government, which deployed its health officials to shut down the lemonade stand of a 10-year-old girl, Anabelle Lockwood. The lemonade stand, “The Loco Lemon,” was built by Anabelle’s father; she set it up as a gourmet lemonade stand and sold flavors including peach and watermelon. She said, “I always wanted to have a lemonade stand. All my friends were talking about it and I thought it was a good idea.”

It was, until the local government got involved.

Now they want her to upgrade her stand to a commercial stand and file paperwork. The total cost: $3,500. The state wants her to purchase liability insurance, a business license, and pay a fee for use. According to local KTLA news, “they have had to turn down a wedding, corporate events, movies in the park and church events until they get the proper paperwork.”

Obviously, this is idiotic.

But for the left, the question is why it’s idiotic. After all, Anabelle may be 10, but she’s engaging in a business. And there’s no reason why she should be exempt from the rules.