Florida Town to Ban Products Made in China

You are right, Riptide, and if we, the people don't stand up and voice our opinions on these matters, then we deserve to be taken advantage of.

ol that is a redicoulus statement. you think AMerican companies will be willign to pay their workers 10-15 bucks an hour making toys when they can get the same toys made for less overseas?? your kidding right. Then expect to pay over a 100 bucks for toys from now on. They would be forced too sell stuff that expensive, to make a profit. with all respect:) No,...it's not a ridiculous statement...so many Americans are complaining that there aren't enough jobs here in this country precisely due and because American businesses have gone on the cheap to hire workers willing to get hardly anything as pay...it is because of this attitude that we are ourselves guilty of creating the illegal immigrant issue, cause lets face it....who is a farmer going to hire to pick crops...an American where he'll have to pay the minimum wage (which is NOT 10-15 an hour) or a few pennies to an illegal migrant worker--America has created its own problems with this kind of thinking.... And yes, I'd be very willing to pay more for anything if it was made in this country rather than getting inferior, hazardous materials from China

By the way I was quoting you that is why I added your response to mine

lol that is a redicoulus statement. you think AMerican companies will be willign to pay their workers 10-15 bucks an hour making toys when they can get the same toys made for less overseas?? your kidding right. Then expect to pay over a 100 bucks for toys from now on. They would be forced too sell stuff that expensive, to make a profit. with all respect :)

The town is Palm Bay, Shaun, and I don't know enough about Florida to say exactly where it is, but you can find the story on ABC News.com.

Thanks a lot for the link I will search it and see.

I think it should be done for the entire country, Debs, because the situation really isn't getting any better.

What does that have to do with racist? And people from small towns are not necessarily hicks. Now who is being prejudice? How can you scream racism and be prejudice yourself all in one single phrase? I'm sure those underpaid workers did not mix the lead into the paint that went on those toys. It has nothing to do with underpaid workers.It's not like those things are made so crappy they fall apart,that would be a sign of a careless worker. But not high levels of lead in paint. Also tainted petfoods,I highly doubt the underpaid workers decided to mix in ingredients that are harmful to the pets. Ingredients in food and parts for toys and such are ordered and supplied by the higher ups,and the workers have no control over that. You need to get your facts straight and start thinking a little deeper before you start ranting.

I agree with both Riptide and pyewacket on this one, marabdl. China has shown repeatedly that they have no concern for the inferior products they are exporting into our country. It is wrong because these products have the potential to harm our children, our pets, and even us, ie. the tainted toothpaste. There is nothing racial in this matter, it is just using common sense.

OK, did I miss something? I didn't see anywhere were anyone was being persecuted. It said the TOWN would not buy Chinese products, not the citizens. In one of the lead-based paint recalls, the paint was purchased from a friend of one of the people high in the company. That doesn't reflect AT ALL on the workers.

Sounds good but how.

That speaks to how big the problem is, sarah. Until now, America has not had to depend heavily on any foreign country to supply its needs. We should go back to producing our own products for our needs. It's the right thing to do.

It's everywhere you go, anniepa. Products from China have literally taken over. I, too, have been looking more closely at the products I buy. I will avoid buying products made in China whenever possible.

I agree with your statement Anniepa. Although I'm against making a law for everything...where China is concerned enough is enough. Once again I was naive enough to believe that one of our fearless leaders in the legislature might have the courage to do something.....what a joke.