Gourmet Dumpling House on Beach Street in Boston is a cultural landmark and its dumplings are a human right. The unjust seizure of the property by the Department of Revenue infringes on Bostonian's god given right to enjoy hot, juicy soup dumplings and other authentic Chinese cuisine.



The Massachusetts government has gone too far in seizing the property and denying its citizens of their most precious gastronomical resource. This goes far beyond a question of taxation, this is nothing less than extortion designed to bring the city of Boston to its knees. Atrocities like this cannot and should not stand.



As of 2016, Boston had the eighth strongest economy of all major metropolitan cities in the nation. This can be seen in the massive building and renovation projects which have occurred in areas such as the Seaport, Somerville, and the Back Bay. By seizing Boston's lifeline to beef with longhorn peppers, the economy of Boston will come crashing down. Property values will plummet, retirement funds will disappear, and a once great city will be plunged into chaos.



But the economic toll matters far less than the human toll. Deprived of fragrant szechuan hot pot with tender and crispy wheels of lotus root and velvety black mushrooms, life will become an unbearable hellscape for hundreds of thousands of Bostonians. Deprived of the wholesome goodness of GDH, many will turn to other health destroying alternatives such as opioids, heroin, or panda express. Crime will rise to such a level that looting and rioting could not be stopped. Lives will be irreparably altered. Many will die.



Please sign this petition to re-open Gourmet Dumpling House and avoid the ultimate destruction of one of America's oldest and most important cities.