Bloggers in Philly required to pay $300 for business license

When greedy government bureaucrats get a whiff of money, it ignites the kind of feeding frenzy one might expect to see during Shark Week on the Discovery Channel. In the City of Brotherly Love, however, it's business as usual.

If you reside in Philadelphia and maintain a blog that rakes in about $50 over a few years, the city wants its cut. You'll have to pay $300 for a business privilege license, or suffer the consequences.

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