Comments on: Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act: A looming economic disaster http://contraries.net/consumer-product-safety-improvement-act-a-looming-economic-disaster/ Discovering truth by testing contraries Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:16:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Joey http://contraries.net/consumer-product-safety-improvement-act-a-looming-economic-disaster/comment-page-1/#comment-10523 Joey Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:27:23 +0000 http://iperceive.net/?p=2804#comment-10523 Possibly it was the Chinese themselves along with big business that lobbied for this law -- to crush the little guys. Big business is usually in favor of more regulation -- it helps maintain their monopoly. Possibly it was the Chinese themselves along with big business that lobbied for this law — to crush the little guys. Big business is usually in favor of more regulation — it helps maintain their monopoly.

]]> By: Joey http://contraries.net/consumer-product-safety-improvement-act-a-looming-economic-disaster/comment-page-1/#comment-10522 Joey Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:20:17 +0000 http://iperceive.net/?p=2804#comment-10522 Isn't that taking the role of regulating "interstate commerce" a bit too far? I don't think the founders intended for the Federal government to write laws that prohibit one from carving a wooden horse and giving it as a gift to your neighbor's child. Isn’t that taking the role of regulating “interstate commerce” a bit too far? I don’t think the founders intended for the Federal government to write laws that prohibit one from carving a wooden horse and giving it as a gift to your neighbor’s child.

]]> By: DeputyHeadmistress http://contraries.net/consumer-product-safety-improvement-act-a-looming-economic-disaster/comment-page-1/#comment-10521 DeputyHeadmistress Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:33:36 +0000 http://iperceive.net/?p=2804#comment-10521 Ron Paul was only the only member of the House who didn't vote for the law, and he actually missed the final vote. 13 Senators voted against the first version. Three voted against the final version. They are Jim deMint (who fought very hard against it), John Kyl (I think he did more than just vote Nay as well), and Thomas Coburn. Not only are these burdensome regulations redundant and expensive (if ten different crafters make something from the same batch of fabric from the same store/manufacturer, they have to pay for separate component tests for *each* component, such as fabric, thread, stuffying, embroidery floss, etc. And then test the final item again. This is true for ALL products intended for the use of children 12 and under- books, shoes, socks, papers, notebooks, toys, laptops, bedding, baskets, blocks, dolls, CDs- regardless of whether the product has ever had any taint of lead before. It's a mess, and Waxman and Rush need to be held accountable for it. Ron Paul was only the only member of the House who didn’t vote for the law, and he actually missed the final vote. 13 Senators voted against the first version. Three voted against the final version. They are Jim deMint (who fought very hard against it), John Kyl (I think he did more than just vote Nay as well), and Thomas Coburn.

Not only are these burdensome regulations redundant and expensive (if ten different crafters make something from the same batch of fabric from the same store/manufacturer, they have to pay for separate component tests for *each* component, such as fabric, thread, stuffying, embroidery floss, etc. And then test the final item again.

This is true for ALL products intended for the use of children 12 and under- books, shoes, socks, papers, notebooks, toys, laptops, bedding, baskets, blocks, dolls, CDs- regardless of whether the product has ever had any taint of lead before.

It’s a mess, and Waxman and Rush need to be held accountable for it.

]]> By: mhojho http://contraries.net/consumer-product-safety-improvement-act-a-looming-economic-disaster/comment-page-1/#comment-10498 mhojho Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:14:58 +0000 http://iperceive.net/?p=2804#comment-10498 Joey They will end up destroying themselves Joey
They will end up destroying themselves

]]> By: Joey http://contraries.net/consumer-product-safety-improvement-act-a-looming-economic-disaster/comment-page-1/#comment-10494 Joey Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:22:12 +0000 http://iperceive.net/?p=2804#comment-10494 Gee no wonder CNN was in on the big fuss last year about Chinese products. The real goal was to destroy the FLDS ( http://fldscrafts.com ) and the Amish. Damn CNN and the MSM. Gee no wonder CNN was in on the big fuss last year about Chinese products. The real goal was to destroy the FLDS ( http://fldscrafts.com ) and the Amish. Damn CNN and the MSM.

]]> By: AbidingJoy http://contraries.net/consumer-product-safety-improvement-act-a-looming-economic-disaster/comment-page-1/#comment-10472 AbidingJoy Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:06:25 +0000 http://iperceive.net/?p=2804#comment-10472 Etsy crafters (moms who get income to send their children to daycare or private school or stay at home with little ones) are about to loose their livelihoods. Same goes for the Amish..we all know their wooden blocks handmade contain lethal amounts of phylates and lead. (tongue in cheek) Etsy crafters (moms who get income to send their children to daycare or private school or stay at home with little ones) are about to loose their livelihoods. Same goes for the Amish..we all know their wooden blocks handmade contain lethal amounts of phylates and lead. (tongue in cheek)

]]> By: AbidingJoy http://contraries.net/consumer-product-safety-improvement-act-a-looming-economic-disaster/comment-page-1/#comment-10471 AbidingJoy Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:04:59 +0000 http://iperceive.net/?p=2804#comment-10471 Ron Paul was the only one who did not vote for this law. Ron Paul was the only one who did not vote for this law.

]]> By: AbidingJoy http://contraries.net/consumer-product-safety-improvement-act-a-looming-economic-disaster/comment-page-1/#comment-10470 AbidingJoy Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:04:32 +0000 http://iperceive.net/?p=2804#comment-10470 This also puts book publishers and bookstores out that target children. Each test on each book (binding separate, thread separate, glue separate, paper (even if same ream),--etc) is $100-400 per book. This threatens children's education books to school books to school supplies to readers--antique and new. The American Association of Libraries is petitioning CPSCA to exempt books, but they clarified saying that book testing will remain intact. This also puts book publishers and bookstores out that target children. Each test on each book (binding separate, thread separate, glue separate, paper (even if same ream),–etc) is $100-400 per book. This threatens children’s education books to school books to school supplies to readers–antique and new. The American Association of Libraries is petitioning CPSCA to exempt books, but they clarified saying that book testing will remain intact.

]]>