February 10th Financial Doomsday? (Gubmit IS the solution!)

WorldNetDaily ^ | 01/08/2009 | Chelsea Schilling

[dware]

A new government regulation scheduled to take effect next month has thousands of retailers, thrift stores and small businesses worried they will be forced to permanently close their doors – and destroy their merchandise.

The law is expected to have such a devastating impact that Feb. 10 is now unofficially known as "National Bankruptcy Day."

Congress passed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, or HR 4040, a retroactive rule mandating that all items sold for use by children under 12 must be tested by an independent party for lead and phthalates, which are chemicals used to make plastics more pliable.

[dware]

Really, people? And we ain't standing up against this ignorance? This is why Amerika is dead. Hope everyone is satisfied with their inaction.

[saganite]

This subject has been discussed here before and I seem to recall that some allowance has been made to ameliorate the impact.

[Venturer]

Another law that went through without anyone actually reading it and understanding what they voted for.

Oh Well: They will say it sounded good when it was presented.

So many threads here are commented on without reading the post,and it really hurts nothing. When law makers vote on things they haven’t read the consequences can be devastating.

[screaminsunshine]

Jan. 20 is financial doomsday. A perfect storm.

[dware]

Jan. 20 is financial doomsday. A perfect storm.

And NO ONE cares!!!! We are going to allow it, regardless of the fact that he is an illegal alien AND a Socialist, and we are going to sit back & allow it to happen. Every one of us here might as well go find the nearest Founding Father grave and piss on it. That's what we are doing with our inaction.

[VRWC For Truth]

LA riots in the summer. Ya ain't seen nothin yet. DC incompetence is the gift that keeps on giving. They are out of their league. Buy bullets and often.

[Rudder]

This post is hyperbolic crap.

[dware]

Perhaps, but it makes the base issue no less relevant. You see, it may not be “financial doomsday”, but we ARE quickly headed down the Socialist Road, and everything that happens in Washington, on the Dem or Pubbie side, is done to reach that end. And we, the people of the United States, don’t give a $PIT. We are going to let it happen.

[upchuck]

Hey guyz, c’mon knock it off. This is for the good of the chilren. What’s wrong with you?

[DvdMom]

http://www.rallycongress.com/make-second-hand-kids-clothes-legal-/1471/

http://www.tampabays10.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=96355

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-thrift2-2009jan02,0,2083247.story

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/dannywestneat/2008587800_danny04.html

http://www.azfamily.com/news/homepagetopstory/stories/Phoenix-local-news-010509-lead-toy-law-local-store.41330577.html

http://www.9wsyr.com/news/local/story/New-consumer-law-could-threaten-used-clothing/KIsWgTDK2UuywfTlpBZs_w.cspx

http://www.patriotledger.com/opinions/opinions_columnists/x845827383/New-law-to-put-thousands-out-of-work

TV station, KHSL,
http://tinyurl.com/8jq77d

HERE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE MANY INFORMATION LINKS ON THE WWW ABOUT THIS SUBJECT:

Consumer Product Safety Commission’s CPSIA official website and FAQ’s
http://www.cpsc.gov/about/cpsia/faq/faq.html#preemption

VERY IMPORTANT FOR ANY MANUFACTURERS:
http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/cpsia-and-small-manufacturers/

A GENERAL SYNOPSIS OF CPSIA
http://www.rsjtechnical.com/WhatisCPSIA.htm

If you make by hand or manufacture clothing of any kind, read here:
http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/cpsia-requirements/

About the different types of required testing
http://ws.strlab.com/news/alert/?op=n&n=0000000032

Of you make One-Of-A-Kind items, read this:
http://www.wspa.com/spa/news/local/article/small_toymakers_face_extra_expense_with_lead_testing/12561

Anyone who has stock “on the shelves” which need to be tested, read these links:
http://www.thesmartmama.com

If you sell books, read this:
http://issues-in-publishing.blogspot.com/2008/11/cpsia-sneaking-up-on-us.html

Link to how items have to be tested - an explanation of Unit vs. Component Testing
http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/cpsia-unit-vs-component-testing/

MORE ABOUT THE PHTHALATE BAN
http://www.zrecommends.com/detail/a-detailed-analysis-of-the-cpsia

http://thedomesticdiva.wordpress.com/2008/12/21/cpsia-what-childrens-clothing-designers-and-manufacturers-need-to-know/

CPSIA & CPSC: Activism and what you can do
http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/cpsia-cpsc-activism-and-what-you-can-do/

FORUMS:
http://forums.ebay.com/db2/thread.jspa?threadID=520072208&tstart=0&mod=1231380223649

http://forums.ebay.com/db2/thread.jspa?threadID=520068202&tstart=0&mod=1231208404352

http://forums.ebay.com/db2/thread.jspa?threadID=520065064&tstart=0&mod=1231373418761

http://forums.ebay.com/db2/thread.jspa?threadID=520072374&tstart=40&mod=1231359563587

http://forums.ebay.com/db2/thread.jspa?threadID=520065036&tstart=40&mod=1231339433718

http://forums.ebay.com/db2/thread.jspa?threadID=520068933&tstart=40&mod=1231294234599

http://forums.ebay.com/db2/thread.jspa?threadID=520071922&tstart=40&mod=1231292499436

http://forums.ebay.com/db2/thread.jspa?threadID=520071445&tstart=80&mod=1231210268915

http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=5939104

http://www.fashion-incubator.com/phpbb/viewforum.php?f=32

http://www.t-shirtforums.com/general-t-shirt-selling-discussion/t69913.html

http://www.amazonsellercommunity.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=164122&start=45&tstart=0

http://ceska.typepad.com/little_ida/2009/01/cpsia-proudly-burning-books-for-your-childs-safety.html

http://www.boutiquecafe.com/home/tag/national-bankruptcy-day/

http://savekidsresale.squarespace.com/contact-congress-now/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5A1scKh7LM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUlY6zOMPqQ

http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/national-bankruptcy-day/

http://coolmompicks.com/savehandmade/

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=49551386833

http://groups.ebay.com/forum/Custom-Boutique-Items/Cover-Page/1600047548

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New consumer law could threaten used clothing stores
Saturday, January 10, 2009 12:13:17 PM · 68 of 70
DvdMom to stayathomemom
The following new entries have been posted to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission’s web page on the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) of 2008 located at http://www.cpsc.gov/about/cpsia/cpsia.html in What’s New:

Children’s Products Containing Lead: Proposed Determinations Regarding Lead Content Limits on Certain Materials or Products; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Unpublished Federal Register Notice, January 9, 2009 (http://www.cpsc.gov/about/cpsia/leadlimitsfr.pdf)

Children’s Products Containing Lead: Notice of Proposed Procedures and Requirements for a Commission Determination or Exclusion, Unpublished Federal Register Notice, January 9, 2009 (http://www.cpsc.gov/about/cpsia/leadproceduresfr.pdf)

Children’s Products Containing Lead: Proposed Interpretative Rule Providing Guidance on Inaccessible Component Parts, Unpublished Federal Register Notice, January 9, 2009 (http://www.cpsc.gov/about/cpsia/leadinaccessibilityfr.pdf)

Children’s Products Containing Lead: Exemption for Certain Electronic Devices; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Unpublished Federal Register Notice, January 9, 2009 (http://www.cpsc.gov/about/cpsia/leadelectronicfr.pdf)

The following new entry is in Laboratory Accreditation, Register as a Third Party Laboratory:

Consumer Product Conformity Assessment Body Acceptance - Laboratories can now apply for CPSC Acceptance for: CPSC Test Method CPSC-CH-E1001-08 for Determining Total Lead in Children’s Metal Products (Children’s Metal Jewelry) (http://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/genlabapp.aspx)

[Blood of Tyrants]

Rules have already been changed to eliminate this.