From what I have read, this legislation will even affect those reselling toys and other children's items at garage sales. This has serious implications for many small businesses. Offenders face steep fines and even prison.
http://www.craftlister.com/message_board.php?PageType=ShowPost&PostID=6512
Here is a link to a discussion about this at Craftlister.com.
The fishing lure part is true
If it moves, tax it, if it still moves regulate it, still twitching, shoot it.
And people wonder WHY the good-paying jobs left America???
Typical communist BS if you ask me.
Let's hope that after Obombanation's first term we still have the freedom cast a vote.
"Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself."
This really is a huge problem. The folks over at Etsy are going nuts too.
Talk about killing the small business!
I wonder how many children have actually suffered harm because these regulations were not in place. I would bet very few. As is typical of government, we have no cost benefit analysis, and these new regulation appear poised to ruin an entire industry as well as many other time tested activities. It happens all of the time but the stupids in the press will NEVER question the wisdom of the all powerfull government idiots. This is not about protecting us, it is just more regulation meant to CONTROL us by an out of control congress.
It boils down to COMPLETE CONTROL!
Anything to control us but let the Chinese and others do as they please.
The scariest part is that last line” Congress decided” the products are unsafe. Congress. As if congress deciding something automatically makes their decision sound.
What a stupid, controlling, LIBERAL idea.
very sad indeed. My children grew up with Selecta and various other wooden toys also made in the USA. I can’t stand the ugly plastic toys which have always been marketed to young children. I understand older children have a need for variety, but young children deserve simple beauty. This will hurt a burgeoning cottage industry of craftspeople who build heirloom wooden toys.
So,no more Sock Monkeys? If the items separate parts have passed inspection, why reinspect and charge fees it under this law? (don't answer that)
Someone is being paid by China to get this law through. Who/how do we protest?
Leave it to the nanny state busybodies in Congress. Everything they touch gets ruined.
There’s congress at work, making our lives healthier, safer, cheaper and happier. Thank god congress knows how to invent things and is so savvy when it comes to technology. Look at all they gave us. Cars, cellphones, the internet, airplanes. I can’t wait till they pass a bill demanding the invention of teleportation and time travel./s
Its just too bad we didn’t have a Republican President that would have vetoed such nonsense.
Of interest, ladies.
Happy New Year all.
Bump for later.
I'm on the fence on this. I just saw a woman return a plastic toy saxophone to Wal-Mart because of lead in the mouth piece. The Chinese can't be trusted...ever. Our own companies, who contracted with the Chinese, who were supposed to periodically test the damn toys, didn't and CANNOT be trusted ever. A CEO who makes millions of dollars a year will do anything to keep it. Look at Wall Street. We can TRUST, BUT VERIFY!
There is no free trade, if one group, the consumer, is lied to or the truth is obfuscated.
Would all these "Made in China" industries have moved off-shore if they suspected that they would someday get caught using unsafe foreign suppliers? Or sued? Perhaps not. Some amount of regulation is required, particularly for food and toys. Why do we have to rely on friggin' attorneys to go after unsafe stuff after somebody gets hurt. How about making sure some minimum standards are adhered to, and more than once during the lifetime of a product; suppliers and methods change. The reason these lawyers exist is because of the abuses that our neighbors, who manage and run these companies, try desperately to earn bonuses. Caveat Emptor is not a product marketing strategy, except for the Hell-bound.
They may try to ban lead. But a certain kind of lead used in airborne projectiles will be hard to eliminate from the freedom-loving populace.