Something Has Got to Give!!!

That law is ridiculous. We should charge a tariff on all imports and apply the law to them only. Our own products list all ingredients used in them-by law! We do not need this new law, we need parents who will buy American and we need to make it affordable to businesses like the one you're citing to do business here in this country.

Yes, I see the problem. We don't have the same standards for our cheap imports but we have to have all the I's dotted and their T's crossed.. it doesn't seem quite right that we can import goods that will kill our kids and pets, as long as they are cheap products. By the time there is a recall there usually is more than one death. The imports should be governed just as strictly as the small business person here.

I sympathize with your concern. I live in a third world country and it is very difficult to make a living because large corporations have taken over the country. They suck the goodness out of our country and bring it to their country to enjoy. Large multinational companies have done this systematically leaving our country barren and lifeless.

I agree!!

Make all our own products and buy our own products. Make sure all ingredients sold are have random tests by the company not by the company buying the ingredient, but if we do not have this crap to start with, I do not see a problem.

Also, do not allow anyone who is not a US citizen to work here (no visas) and not stay for more than a certain amount of time, unless they prove that they are working towards becoming a citizen.

Charger companies and people who hire illegal aliens so much money in fines that it would cause them to go bankrupt if they did. If there are no jobs for aliens, they will not come.

Do not give free medical to aliens, or schooling. Make everyone prove that they are a citizen or they get nothing.

Companies who outsource jobs from the USA must pay the same wage to foreigners that they would pay in the USA. Then charge them high rates to ship the stuff back into the US. Then it will not be worth it for them to outsource.

I agree with everything you say. Write what you said to the president's office. They WANT to hear from you!!

The problem is, in essence WE have become the problem since the mind-set for just about anything is running and doing things that is "cost-effective"---very few products in America are actually made here anymore...(I actually faint when I see something that says Made in the USA). Even items that are "distributed" under an American label the parts of the item are usually made elsewhere. For instance all those recalls from the biggest toy "manufacturer" in America, meaning Mattel..but were the toys actually made here...a big NO. So since our companies rely so much on getting cheap items by the gross, made and manufactured elsewhere by essentially slave type labor, they can make a huge profit by sticking the American label on the product. So since we in a sense have allowed this to happen now everyone is going to suffer, whether the product is made elsewhere or here-and no, it's far from being fair--I think a lot of mom and pop type establishments here are going to suffer big time due to that new law

As a person who has an itty bitty online business, I was scared when I first heard about this. It doesn't affect me though but I would have no worries because I don't use anything lead based in my products. But there are many that I know who are being affected in the handmade realm. They don't use anything at all lead based but they have to pay to get their stuff tested and as you stated, it's about 800 bucks to do it. It's putting a lot of crafty artists out of business and nobody seems to care because they aren't Chrysler. They are just stay at home moms trying to make some extra cash (or support) their families. This whole thing is outrageous and ridiculous to blame our country for what has happened in others. Small companies care more about their product, they aren't putting out volume. They are putting out art and I'm sure safer than anything you can mass purchase. It's unfair and wrong- the government should be ashamed of themselves for this travesty and it should stop now. Maybe they could "bailout" these labs who are charging 800.00 and maybe these labs could lower their prices for small businesses. But I think that is too hopeful unfortunately.

I think the whole thing is crazy. I also think that our government just needs to ban imported products, if it's such a problem. Make sure that our companies are not manufacturing lead paints. That should solve that problem.

I know, It would cause other more serious problems to stop importing, but it's just a thought.

I can understand why we need to protect our children from led based paint but I am with you this is going to far. Why can't they prove the paint is lead free from the paint manufactures and not the toy companies? Why are they only attacking the toy companies when they should be attacking the paint manufactures? As far as I know paint made in the USA does not have lead in it why can't they prove where they got the paint?