California leads the way in stupidity... again.

DeepIron · 11-19-07, 11:00 PM

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsO...071120?sp=true

Ok, so a number of manufacturers have had problems with Chinese toy imports with lead in the paint and other safety issues. There has already been a loss to these companies in the millions of $$$. The issues have strained trade relations a bit more between the US and the Chinese. Customer trust has been eroded. All in all, not a good situation for anyone involved.

The stupid part: What does California hope to achieve by exacerbating the problem by tying these companies up in court? It will take years and plenty of taxpayer $$$ to resolve this... There are certainly other more pressing issues to have in front of the courts instead of this!

I'm not condoning the use of lead or unsafe materials in anything for kids. I just don't see the sense of throwing more gas on the fire...

11-19-07, 11:00 PM	#1
DeepIron Sea Lord Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Too far from the Pacific right now... Posts: 1,634 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	California leads the way in stupidity... again. http://www.reuters.com/article/newsO...071120?sp=true Ok, so a number of manufacturers have had problems with Chinese toy imports with lead in the paint and other safety issues. There has already been a loss to these companies in the millions of $$$. The issues have strained trade relations a bit more between the US and the Chinese. Customer trust has been eroded. All in all, not a good situation for anyone involved. The stupid part: What does California hope to achieve by exacerbating the problem by tying these companies up in court? It will take years and plenty of taxpayer $$$ to resolve this... There are certainly other more pressing issues to have in front of the courts instead of this! I'm not condoning the use of lead or unsafe materials in anything for kids. I just don't see the sense of throwing more gas on the fire... __________________ RFB / RSRDC Beta Tester RFB / RSRDC Modding Forum: http://forum.kickinbak.com/index.php RFB Top Post link: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=125529 RFB Loadout: RFB_V1.52_102408: RFB_V1.52_Patch_111608: RSRDC_RFBv15_V396