Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Quote/Article of the day - for oh so many reasons....

Popehat: New York Times publishes deceptive editorial endorsing Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, while Greenpeace sells non-CPSIA compliant babywear:
"My conclusion diverges rather sharply from that of the Times, but it can be expressed in fewer words: The Times is full of shit.

Either the Times editorial board did not read the law, or they did, and they are lying to their readers. I suspect that the first option is true.

I have read the law. The specific worry about what the law will do to smaller enterprises like libraries, resale shops, and handmade toy businesses, as well as any other business producing or selling consumer products primarily intended for children under 12, is that it will bankrupt them by requiring them to test such products for lead and phthalates at ruinous cost. And it will."

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