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Beware of Greeks Bearing Regs...

2012-02-24 18:09:06.072155+01 by petronius 0 comments

Greece is much in the news right now, with an even shot at either ruinous austerity or a Bolshevik putsch. Even if they get bailed out, there are other problems. Here is a story about a group trying to set up an online olive oil business. It took them 10 months to get all the permits. Among the hoops presented for their jumping, the Health Department demanded that all shareholders submit stool samples. Suddenly, Sarbanes-Oxley doesn't sound so bad.

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