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By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Feds swarming garage sales and church bazaars? | Are You Freaking Stupid?

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 02:14:23 +0000

[...] sure they didn’t anticipate having its power reach into their carriage houses. Thanks to a particularly asinine piece of legislation called the Consumer Protection Safety Improvement Act, though, we now [...]

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Feds swarming garage sales and church bazaars?

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By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Putting kids at risk with CPSIA?

Hot Air » Blog Archive » Putting kids at risk with CPSIA? — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:59:27 +0000

[...] Product Safety Improvement Act, or CPSIA. Earlier, we looked at the destruction CPSIA wreaked on thrift stores and home manufacturers of children’s goods, and how the Consumer Product Safety Commission [...]

By: Here’s a new protest « Way Too Opinionated

Here’s a new protest « Way Too Opinionated — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:20:57 +0000

[...] crap to the United States. And as is typical, they did it without any consideration of the consequences for all of the business that operate safely, the small businesses that have zero ability to comply [...]

By: Jack

Jack — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:48:47 +0000

donate used toys…

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By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » CPSIA update: Second-hand stores in the clear

Hot Air » Blog Archive » CPSIA update: Second-hand stores in the clear — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:40:15 +0000

[...] I wrote about the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) and its impact on second-hand stores and small manufacturers of children’s clothing and toys. I missed this update from the LA [...]

By: Oh, those pesky unintended consequences | skewred.com

Oh, those pesky unintended consequences | skewred.com — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:56:19 +0000

[...] lax regulation of Chinese toy imports, the Consumer Protection Safety Improvement Act will move the burden of testing imported items from the government, who dropped the ball, to the small business owners who can be [...]

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Video: Regulation fan discovers inner Libertarian when it hits her pocketbook

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:24:32 +0000

[...] where tax costs are lower. I got that same vibe from this television report on the impact that the Consumer Protection Safety Improvement Act will have on small businesses up and down the distribution chain, let alone consumers. The reporter [...]

By: CPSIA threatens thrift stores and charities « News from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul at All Souls Catholic Church

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:24:44 +0000

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By: jim m

jim m — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:32:10 +0000

Update:

“On Wednesday, a group of consumer interest organizations urged the Consumer Product Safety Commission to work with secondhand stores to present common-sense solutions for the shops while ensuring compliance with the intent of the new legislation. The CPSC is expected to provide guidance to the resale industry as soon as Thursday.

In the meantime, CPSC spokeswoman Julie Vallese implied that the agency will not be focused on shutting down secondhand stores whose goods may not comply with new standards. Stores will have to make a business decision that they are confident in the products they’re selling, she said.

“The agency is fully committed to carrying out the law,” said Ms. Vallese. “But in terms of using the resources of the agency in the most useful way, the agency will be trying to focus on those products of greatest risk and the largest exposure” such as metal jewelry, small parts, recalled products, and other known hazards that pose the greatest risk to children.

See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123137430044662809.html

By: Ernest

Ernest — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:02:43 +0000

On the bright side, this could be the end of Chinese products…. uh…which means Wal-Mart’s shelves will be empty.

By: Maxx

Maxx — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:14:05 +0000

And how much will this law that forces perfectly good children’s clothing and toys to be tossed into the garbage cost the taxpayers?

(1) INGENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Commission for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act and any other provision of law the Commission is authorized or directed to carry out—

(A) $118,200,000 for fiscal year 2010;
(B) $115,640,000 for fiscal year 2011;
(C) $123,994,000 for fiscal year 2012;
(D) $131,783,000 for fiscal year 2013; and
(E) $136,409,000 for fiscal year 2014.

Oh, by the way, the above does not include “travel expenses,” the commission has yet another section providing even more taxpayer money to themselves for their travel allowances. As you can see, while the kids have no cloths to wear because of their stupid laws, the commission has been quite generous to itself, at your expense.

By: Elizabetty

Elizabetty — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:57:53 +0000

This is Bobby Rush’s law?

What a freaking idiot. I wonder how the folks who live in his district will like not being able to buy cheap clothes at the Goodwill feel about this?

By: DeputyHeadmistress

DeputyHeadmistress — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:04:36 +0000

Freecycle will also not really be an option, as any children’s product which doesn’t have a certificate and label as per the new law (which means anything produced before February of this year), will, BY LAW, be designated Hazardous.

So then how are they to be disposed of?

By: Vashta.Nerada

Vashta.Nerada — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:32:26 +0000

Hasty lawmaking leads to bad laws, and in this case hardly addressed the issue at hand, which was bad enforcement of regulations by Chinese authorities.

Does anyone note the irony here, that laws were not followed, therefore leading to potentially damaging products, and the solution is a law?

By: Vashta.Nerada

Vashta.Nerada — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:30:23 +0000

‘Sorry kid, you’ll just have to freeze to death – theres a one in a thousand chance that you could possibly be damaged in some way 40 years from now by wearing that donated coat.’

By: Maxx

Maxx — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:29:12 +0000

The government hates kids and poor people, this law makes it clear.

By: darcee

darcee — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:12:43 +0000

Here are the dunce lists: The House And Senate

By: darcee

darcee — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:06:15 +0000

I know a young man who makes toy wooden swords. He sells them at craft fairs and such. This puts him out of business because it would cost him $20,000 to have the five components tested. Hopefully this asshattery gets straightened out.

By: Ace of Spades HQ

Ace of Spades HQ — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:34:00 +0000

Bad Laws and Unintended Consequences…

I’ve been a parent for almost three years now. Being the father of two girls has taught me many things: girls are really sensitive to the tone of your voice, kids don’t really smell until you introduce them to solid……

By: Save the toys! « Signs of Life

Save the toys! « Signs of Life — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:20:16 +0000

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By: rbj

rbj — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:13:30 +0000

And who’s going to protect the children from having to remember the spelling of “phthalates”?

By: LimeyGeek

LimeyGeek — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:49:16 +0000

Yet another ‘law’ I’ll have to ignore.

By: kanda

kanda — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:46:25 +0000

MarkTheGreat on January 8, 2009 at 8:26 AM

It’s paved with conservatives and libertarians so lawyers and liberals have something to walk on.

By: MarkTheGreat

MarkTheGreat — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:26:56 +0000

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

upinak on January 7, 2009 at 5:52 PM

I thought it was paved with lawyers? or was it liberals?