Taco Trucks meet legal roadblocks


	Taco Trucks meet legal roadblocks

Dhakyoor

5-15-2008 10:56 PM

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mexican food, taco trucks, meals on wheels, us recession, us economy

Dhakyoor says:

this is just an effect of the recession. A lot of people are looking for ways to save-up and why spend more on pricey restaurant food when you can get tastier and cheaper meals from taco trucks?

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5-15-2008 11:48 PM

egoldstein

Definitely a legal issue i never considered. Amazing that it's actually specific to taco trucks. what about the ice cream man? I never thought about this before, but why is the ice cream truck called the ice cream man? Kind of weird.

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