Another Day, Another Recall of Children’s Toys

Numerous toy recalls, Mattel, Disney, Target and now Dollar stores are just a few examples of the unscrupulous outsourcing by Corporate America and the ineptitude of our Government. Children have died, been poisoned by lead, and this is just in the toy sector. There is not enough space or time to talk about food poisoning, tires blowing apart and other design and manufacturing infractions of US law. One might say that Corporate America is trying to clean up its act. I believe that the number of products that do not conform to US law is so great that shelves in US stores would be empty should we actually control everything.

Who cares if Americans die? We can always get new ones through illegal immigration. Long live the donkey, oops, I mean the consumer! Our government and Corporate America is working very hard to return the US to the days of the cowboy. No regulations, no respect for laws, and no advancement of society are the common goals. Many seem to like this scenario. I think they believe that they have sufficient money to enforce their lifestyle. A return to the days of the cowboys would strengthen the class structure in the US. Those who have and then everyone else. Working Joe must take responsibility. He must work 3 jobs, live in poverty and succumb to the whims of the haves.

Perhaps this is not a bad idea. The days of the cowboy meant small government and primarily no laws. If a company ripped you off, you could get immediate retribution. Your six shooter and rifle in hand you could walk up to the CEO of the scam company and shoot him in honor. Just think about how the financial markets would look today under that scenario. If your elected official lied to you he lost his word, the only thing of value, and you could give him a good lickin’. Perhaps people would think more about the consequences of their decisions.

The fact is that what is called globalization is not true free market. It simply moves the costs to produce goods from one segment to another. We have banned lead in paint for a good reason. It is a poison. Lead paint will last much longer than non lead based paint. It is cheaper purchase. Under today’s Free Trade concepts Americans are stupid for not using lead based paint. So what does corporate America do? It shifts production to a place that can used lead based paint and then sells the products to the dumb Americans. They then tell Americans that they have lost their jobs because Americans are stupid, unkempt and do not want to work. Americans are surely stupid for banning lead in paint. The production of toys would still be here in the US if a bunch of left winged radicals had not pushed to eliminate lead from paint.

Your congress and corporate America do not want you informed about where the products are made and the safety of those products. They are spending Billions of Dollars fighting labeling requirements indicating point of origin (where the product is made). An informed consumer is most likely going to purchase a product made where health and safety regulation are followed. This would mean that the $ 100 million CEOs could no longer get there bonuses because they know their products are not safe. Informing the consumer is a direct attack on their scams, I mean business model.

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