While our leaders in the Federal and State Governments are talking about trying to create jobs with another massive stimulus package (read BAILOUT), they have refused to LOAN my company the money to rebuild my company's family riverside resort, which was destroyed by a flood in March 2008, because I also own a Strip Club.

Yes, I can easily pay the loan back, that is not the issue nor reason for denial.

Yes, it is a FAMILY resort. It has Camping, canoes, fishing, paintball, cafe etc etc.

Yes, I do have flood insurance. However, this was a record flood that wiped out much more than we were covered.

Yes, I would rebuild a family resort.

Yes, this is a LOAN, not a bailout. We would be required to pay the loan back, with interest

Yes, this would create JOBS! From construction, to producing the materials needed to construct, to the actual staff who would be working when it was open.

How's that for a stimulus?

The Government, however, says that they cannot loan me money because my companies create too much of a percentage of my revenue through my club. When I asked for the EXACT percentage needed to disqualify me, they refused to answer.

When asked to define exactly what part of my business or sales met their definition of a “sexually prurient business” they refused to define it.

Here is a copy of the regulation SBA reg 123.201

The problem with this law is that it is too ambiguous. It does not define the “de minimus” amount nor does it define exactly what is of a “sexually prurient nature”

Luckily, there are dozen of States which do define it in their regulations.

Acts of a “sexually prurient nature” are OBSCENITY! In fact, obscenity or obscene displays are illegal in my state, Missouri. Read this for the legal description of Obscenity. #12 a-c

We do not fall under this description. If we did, we would all be in prison. The failure/refusal of the SBA to define which materials that we sell or perform are of a “sexually prurient nature” or “obscene” shows that they themselves know that their actions are unjustified.

The same can be said of their “de minimus revenue” clause for which they refuse to give an exact figure.

We have exhausted our appeals with the SBA and are now moving on towards Federal Court. Lucky for us, the law is on our side and we will most likely prevail. It just seems insane that we can't borrow money to help the economy because we have a Gentlemen's Club when the Feds are GIVING Billions (if not Trillions) to the people who stole it from us in the first place.

I hope that some “real” journalists would like to talk to me about this issue.

My email address is:

manager@babarum.com