Something Has Got to Give!!!

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http://www.wyff4.com/news/18528469/detail.html#- Our country was attacked by Middle East terrorists, hard working Americans are forced to prove that they aren't terrorists before being allowed to fly. Large American corporations import items with lead base paint from China putting our children & grandchildren at risk, small mom & pop companies are forced to prove that they aren't using lead based paint in their American made products. Does anybody beside me see a problem with this picture??? A large portion of our problems come from outside our country & American citizens are forced to prove that they are honest. This company is located in a town of 25,000 people not far from where I live. They make educational toys for children. They buy pasta & dye it for craft projects. They cut foam into shapes & dye it in bright colors so children can learn. They sell these items by the bag. Most of their products are sold for under $10.00 per bag, yet the cost for the required tests will cost them around $800.00 per item. Do the math. I'm sure they're NOT the only company affected by this problem. It seems to me that testing a batch of product might (& I do mean might) be reasonable. Then they could spread the cost of the tests over the entire lot. To test individually will break the bank at small companies like this one. Parents & schools will NOT pay over $800.00 per bag. (At that price there will be NO profit.) When this started, the government had meant to even enforce this on consignment shops, yard sales, etc. They backed down when the public began to protest. Are these small companies any less important than the consignment shops or yard sales??? They employ more taxpayers than most consignment shops. This company has NO history of lead based paint use. The nature of the items they sell precludes using lead based paints. Since they are an American company, charge the owner with attempted murder if they use any lead based paints. (They don't import their products to sell.) Do you have any companies like this one in your area??? We are bailing out the banks who still are not loaning money. We are bailing out the auto industry who still aren't selling many cars. Why can't we protect the small companies who work hard to grow & employ more taxpayers??? If we can financially assist the large corporations, why can't we help the little guy???