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The only thing surprising about this law is that we heard about it in advance, not that we can do anything about it. It is a perfect illustration of how laws are made in this country. They are made in the middle of the night, in rooms that would be smoke-filled if that wasn't against the law, and you wake up in the morning and discover that something you always took for granted is now against the law. People treat the law like the weather---as if you can't do anything about it. Welcome to America. You ain't seen nothin' yet.
I am so confused. How the heck can clothing and hand-made items be included in this law? this is absolutely outrageous! I do not understand how lead-based paint could be a concern w/ a diaper bag I may make and sell online!!!!
My wife is aquainted with a lady who makes cloth diapers and sells them online. If this goes into affect she's got to have them tested. Mostly they are white and to test a sample it will cost $1500. But if she continues making more than just white like she has in the past each color will have to be tested separately at the same cost.
Sounds like the testing labs are going to clean house on this deal if it goes through.
Question: How in god's name can they test library books? I mean do they test every book???? Randomly test one book from every shelf? What? Sounds like an impossible feat really.
The removal of lead from products that we - mainly our young children - can come into contact with in our everyday lives in not a new thing. It's been a gradual process which, I think, began back in the 70's when they banned lead-based paint?
I am happy to hear that they are going to exempt clothing.
For goodness sakes, I doubt my daughter's used (often bought by me used already off of ebay) gymboree clothing is going to poison anyone.
With 3 boys, I buy the oldest new, high quality clothing, to survive handing down, but for my daughter, I count on buying the cute stuff as resale or being able to recoup some of the cost of new by reselling it myself.
I think the gov. is overreaching with this law. Many parents are already stretched thin financially, secondhand toys/clothes really helps them out. So what are they supposed to do now that this law threatens the stores that make it easier to clothe their children? I guess now they can't buy those lightly used toddler jeans for $1... they'll have to go to a store like Target and buy a pair of jeans for $7. Considering how fast kids blow threw clothes, secondhand stuff is godsend for the poor and working class in general.
Do what all the real poor people do..(Not cash poor.) Deal with it. The gift of health is priceless and that is worth more than some cheap used toy they wont care about in 6 months but the lead will still be in the system doing brain, kidney and nerve damage.
Like other bad laws, it will probably be generally ignored and not enforced. Where woudl they get money to enforce this anyway?
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