Comments on: Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act — Will It Cause More Harm Than Good? http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/consumer-product-safety-improvement-act-will-it-cause-more-harm-than-good/ About finding balance in your life, connecting with who you are, and creating a lifestyle where you wake up each morning eagerly anticipating the day ahead. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:47:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Virginia Kalbus in Wisconsin http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/consumer-product-safety-improvement-act-will-it-cause-more-harm-than-good/comment-page-1/#comment-4931 Virginia Kalbus in Wisconsin Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:50:17 +0000 http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/consumer-product-safety-improvement-act-will-it-cause-more-harm-than-good/#comment-4931 This is outrageous! I’m a freecycler; this would hurt giving anything away too! If you all need to get rid of items and quickly please consider www.freecycle.org we are a nonprofit organization based though Yahoo!, it is a great way to help the community and yourself! For anyone to think we should have to test things ourselves is a outlandish idea, we should not have to, we as parents are responsible enough to think about many other issues our children have to deal with and then add this on sheesh what are they thinking! This is outrageous! I’m a freecycler; this would hurt giving anything away too! If you all need to get rid of items and quickly please consider http://www.freecycle.org we are a nonprofit organization based though Yahoo!, it is a great way to help the community and yourself!

For anyone to think we should have to test things ourselves is a outlandish idea, we should not have to, we as parents are responsible enough to think about many other issues our children have to deal with and then add this on sheesh what are they thinking!

]]> By: Meadowlark http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/consumer-product-safety-improvement-act-will-it-cause-more-harm-than-good/comment-page-1/#comment-4909 Meadowlark Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:03:27 +0000 http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/consumer-product-safety-improvement-act-will-it-cause-more-harm-than-good/#comment-4909 Typical Government program that will, in the end, hurt the small business-craftsperson and benefit the big conglomerates. Sigh. Typical Government program that will, in the end, hurt the small business-craftsperson and benefit the big conglomerates.
Sigh.

]]> By: Jon in France http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/consumer-product-safety-improvement-act-will-it-cause-more-harm-than-good/comment-page-1/#comment-4906 Jon in France Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:25:12 +0000 http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/consumer-product-safety-improvement-act-will-it-cause-more-harm-than-good/#comment-4906 It is interesting, though not comforting, to see that Europe does not have a monopoly on insane consumer laws. Could I ask: who defines the "intended for children aged 13 and over" bit? Would it be possible to simply label things as being not-intended for children under this age? Over here, a highly restrictive law which makes manufacturing toys for the under threes practically impossible is frequently simply sidestepped like this. It is interesting, though not comforting, to see that Europe does not have a monopoly on insane consumer laws.

Could I ask: who defines the “intended for children aged 13 and over” bit? Would it be possible to simply label things as being not-intended for children under this age?

Over here, a highly restrictive law which makes manufacturing toys for the under threes practically impossible is frequently simply sidestepped like this.

]]> By: Cristi http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/consumer-product-safety-improvement-act-will-it-cause-more-harm-than-good/comment-page-1/#comment-4902 Cristi Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:43:43 +0000 http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/consumer-product-safety-improvement-act-will-it-cause-more-harm-than-good/#comment-4902 My husband was wondering if you crafted something out of "tested" products would it then be exempt from re-testing after you make something out of already tested materials? If this truly affects re-sale shops and thrift stores then what is to be done with all of the used stuff? Landfill? My husband was wondering if you crafted something out of “tested” products would it then be exempt from re-testing after you make something out of already tested materials? If this truly affects re-sale shops and thrift stores then what is to be done with all of the used stuff? Landfill?

]]> By: Bob http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/consumer-product-safety-improvement-act-will-it-cause-more-harm-than-good/comment-page-1/#comment-4899 Bob Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:36:08 +0000 http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/consumer-product-safety-improvement-act-will-it-cause-more-harm-than-good/#comment-4899 To me this sounds like yet another case of the cure being worse than the disease. Sure, we need to protect the children from lead and other bad substances, but needing to do something doesn't mean this is necessarily the best way to do it. Does anyone really think that the small businesses and the home crafters are the ones poisoning our children with lead? Then why are they the ones who are going to be penalized the most? And what was Congress thinking of putting these restrictions on small businesses in the middle of a recession? Great article with good information. To me this sounds like yet another case of the cure being worse than the disease. Sure, we need to protect the children from lead and other bad substances, but needing to do something doesn’t mean this is necessarily the best way to do it. Does anyone really think that the small businesses and the home crafters are the ones poisoning our children with lead? Then why are they the ones who are going to be penalized the most? And what was Congress thinking of putting these restrictions on small businesses in the middle of a recession?

Great article with good information.

]]> By: Mrs. Wycliffe http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/consumer-product-safety-improvement-act-will-it-cause-more-harm-than-good/comment-page-1/#comment-4898 Mrs. Wycliffe Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:33:16 +0000 http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/consumer-product-safety-improvement-act-will-it-cause-more-harm-than-good/#comment-4898 I'm all for protecting children but I think aspects of this Law are ridiculous. I buy clothes at Goodwill and other thrift stores for my children and I can't believe that I may not be able to continue to do this. I hope the law can be changed so it doesn't affect people like Teresa and the other people out there who work so hard and earn so little making handy crafts. I'm especially worried about the used clothing restrictions. Thanks for sharing this information. I’m all for protecting children but I think aspects of this Law are ridiculous. I buy clothes at Goodwill and other thrift stores for my children and I can’t believe that I may not be able to continue to do this. I hope the law can be changed so it doesn’t affect people like Teresa and the other people out there who work so hard and earn so little making handy crafts. I’m especially worried about the used clothing restrictions. Thanks for sharing this information.

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