http://wildhunt.org/blog/2009/02/the-quiet-war-against-psychics-and-seers.html Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:01:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2009/02/the-quiet-war-against-psychics-and-seers.html/comment-page-1#comment-8186 The Wild Hunt » Chesterfield’s “Occult Sciences” vs The Spiritual Counselor Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:19:35 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/?p=2543#comment-8186 [...] County is another in a long line of towns, cities, and counties who either enforce antiquated laws, or enact new regulations that try to [...] [...] County is another in a long line of towns, cities, and counties who either enforce antiquated laws, or enact new regulations that try to [...]

]]> http://wildhunt.org/blog/2009/02/the-quiet-war-against-psychics-and-seers.html/comment-page-1#comment-4224 The Wild Hunt » Quick Note: Zoning Psychics Sat, 30 May 2009 15:12:18 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/?p=2543#comment-4224 [...] The County Board no doubt thinks this will discourage “blight” in residential areas (by restricting not only fortunetelling but many other potentially home-based businesses) while boosting revenue in commercial districts, but I think they’ll be somewhat disappointed. Having to rent a separate space for a business that can often see rather sporadic revenue is often a non-starter for most (honest) psychic or fortune-telling individuals. What I predict will happen (using no psychic powers I might add) is that many of these would-be fortunetellers (not to mention the dog-walkers and tattoo/piercing artists) will simply go underground. Working quietly for cash, and denying the County tax and licensing revenue they could have reaped from a less restrictive measure. The whole issue strikes me as somewhat discriminatory against folks who largely come from and service low-income areas (how many tattoo parlors or tarot-readers are going to open up shop in a McMansion). A disappointing measure, that in these times could be disastrous for families living on the edge of solvency. Yet another entry into the quiet war against psychics and seers. [...] [...] The County Board no doubt thinks this will discourage “blight” in residential areas (by restricting not only fortunetelling but many other potentially home-based businesses) while boosting revenue in commercial districts, but I think they’ll be somewhat disappointed. Having to rent a separate space for a business that can often see rather sporadic revenue is often a non-starter for most (honest) psychic or fortune-telling individuals. What I predict will happen (using no psychic powers I might add) is that many of these would-be fortunetellers (not to mention the dog-walkers and tattoo/piercing artists) will simply go underground. Working quietly for cash, and denying the County tax and licensing revenue they could have reaped from a less restrictive measure. The whole issue strikes me as somewhat discriminatory against folks who largely come from and service low-income areas (how many tattoo parlors or tarot-readers are going to open up shop in a McMansion). A disappointing measure, that in these times could be disastrous for families living on the edge of solvency. Yet another entry into the quiet war against psychics and seers. [...]

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