Did you know if Grandma makes a baby blanket and gives it to her new grandchild without having it tested and certified by a third party that it doesn't contain lead she is in violation of the new CPSIA law (HR:4040) passed in August 2008. Goodwill estimates losses of one billion dollars, many children's books have been removed from library shelves and estimates of 125,000 jobs are lost in the powersports industry. This bill passed the house 434-1, and the senate 89-3. The good intention of this bill was to protect children from lead poisoning which statistically doesn't even register as a percentage for child injury. But then you do remember about lead paint in toys from China. The news media is selective about which stories they report. Of course they covered every detail about the "octo-mom".
So the latest news causing a lot of controversy has to do with where to go to the bathroom. Why don't they just insist we get back to nature and go behind a tree. The tree won't care who you think you are and it would probably appreciate all the fertilizer anyone cares to produce. Maybe this issue was brought to the forefront so we would not be focused on things like a disaster of an economy, lying politicians, illegal immigration, terror threats, attacks on religious freedom, scandals within the abortion industry and the list goes on for issues that concern much larger percentages of the population.
Starting in 2012 if you buy a motor vehicle from a dealer you may have to pay sales tax and title fees to the dealer. It will start out as an option for the dealer which probably means it will be mandatory in a few years. The state will lose at least 2% of it's tax revenue plus all late penalty revenue. This will also put more burden on small local dealers. Another straw added in the quest to break small business's back.
