Posted on 04 January 2009. Tags: childrens clothing, congress, congressional idiots, Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, Economics, law of unintended consequences, lead, phthalates, Politics, protecting children from hazardous materials, Rob Viglione, saving us from ourselves, testing for toxic lead and phthalates, thrift shops, unintended consequences
In yet another example of the Law of Unintended Consequences, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, passed by Congress last year, threatens to bankrupt clothing thrift stores, like the Salvation Army. The LA Times reports that the law “could force thousands of clothing retailers and thrift stores to throw away trunkloads of children’s clothing.” Continue Reading
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