I just got a bulletin from a fellow angel. It is about a petition that wants to get rid of the second hand childrens clothing ban.
I did some googeling and found this:
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- A new law that requires all toys and clothing sold to kids ages 12 and under be tested for lead and chemicals used to make plastics may drive thrift stores out of business.
Soooo... yeah... right, because banning it at all will change the situation to the better. While the thought behind that law is noble, it comes with many side effects and I can't help but to wonder if some of these people EVER think beyond their own backyard? How is a small shop supposed to afford to pay for all that? Where are poor people supposed to buy some clothes for their kids? Where are the donations for kids clothes supposed to come from?
I am not American, I cannot sign the petition (written by Kandy Blaisdell) below:
To: U.S. congress We the people who sign this petition disagree with the federal law coming into pass that bans the selling of used children's clothing. There are many small business that will be affected as well as many people who are unable to buy new clothing for their children. More people will have to turn to the government for assistance. The government may even have to create a clothing fund which would mean more money out of tax payers checks. More money out of tax payers checks will mean more people that have to be on some type of funding to help care for their children. To test every item for lead is impossible where as a second hand store would not have the funding nor would it have the capabilities to do the testing in their own stores. We the people who sign this petition do not believe this law should go into effect and if it does that it should be revised to make it more possible for second hand stores to sell the clothing so many families and children need.
But maybe you can. (Click here to sign it)
I did some googeling and found this:
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- A new law that requires all toys and clothing sold to kids ages 12 and under be tested for lead and chemicals used to make plastics may drive thrift stores out of business.
The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, which takes effect next month, is meant to protect kids from being exposed to lead and other harmful chemicals after a series of toy recalls last year prompted Congress to approve the law.
Charles Margulis, a spokesman with the Center for Environmental Health in Oakland, says kids that are exposed to lead and other chemicals can suffer long-term health effects. (read the whole article here)
Soooo... yeah... right, because banning it at all will change the situation to the better. While the thought behind that law is noble, it comes with many side effects and I can't help but to wonder if some of these people EVER think beyond their own backyard? How is a small shop supposed to afford to pay for all that? Where are poor people supposed to buy some clothes for their kids? Where are the donations for kids clothes supposed to come from?
I am not American, I cannot sign the petition (written by Kandy Blaisdell) below:
To: U.S. congress We the people who sign this petition disagree with the federal law coming into pass that bans the selling of used children's clothing. There are many small business that will be affected as well as many people who are unable to buy new clothing for their children. More people will have to turn to the government for assistance. The government may even have to create a clothing fund which would mean more money out of tax payers checks. More money out of tax payers checks will mean more people that have to be on some type of funding to help care for their children. To test every item for lead is impossible where as a second hand store would not have the funding nor would it have the capabilities to do the testing in their own stores. We the people who sign this petition do not believe this law should go into effect and if it does that it should be revised to make it more possible for second hand stores to sell the clothing so many families and children need.
But maybe you can. (Click here to sign it)
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