RHEA LANA

When we had a toddler and four-year-old, I felt like there wasn't a good time to close my eyes.

These days, each sunrise brings that same familiar feeling.  It seems as if a perpetual vigil is required to guard against whatever our government is planning.  Here's a good example:

Know what RHEA LANA is?

Rhea Lana Riner is an Arkansan's success story...a Mom who birthed a consignment sale for children's clothing and accessories in her living room fifteen years ago.

This spring/fall sale is known to women who love bargains.  Moms are HIGHLY motivated volunteers because their service buys an early ticket to the sale.  An early ticket is pure gold.

Click HERE for a descriptive YouTube that shows Rhea Lana describe the event.  The prototype proved so well-oiled that it has mushroomed and others bought the franchise.  Now Rhea Lana sales are in 22 states.  Even Honolulu has a Rhea Lana!

Enter the Department of Labor.  Government says that it is not fair that Rhea Lana does not pay her "employees".  That just goes to show the government has obviously never been to one of her sales and therefore has no understanding of the value of "first dibs".


Here is Rhea Lana's side of the story in a column from USA Today.

Listen.  The women who wash/press/hang their kids outgrown clothes on hangars are just looking for a little extra income.  It certainly is a winsome ministry to young families.  And customers enjoy finding designer outfits for little to nothing.  It's win-win.  Or it WAS until the DOL decided to regulate it.

Breaking labor laws?  If only the Labor Department knew how willing these volunteers are to participate and profit.  They don't want minimum wage, but they do like making money (for used clothing) and saving money (for new season clothes).

If anything sits still or prospers, the government considers how to glom on.  It's pretty ridiculous and SURELY does not promote a climate favorable to the entrepreneur.   If you are feeling led to throw your voice into the fray, you could SIGN A PETITION asking government to leave this business alone.

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