New safety rules for children's clothes have stores in a fit, page 2

reply to post by Cairowoman

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Google fail you? How about wikipedia?

"A planned economy or directed economy is an economic system in which the government or workers' councils manages the economy.[1] Its most extensive form is referred to as a command economy,[2] centrally planned economy, or command and control economy[3]. In such economies, central economic planning by the state or government is so extensive that it controls all major sectors of the economy and formulates all decisions about their use and about the distribution of income.[4] The planners decide what should be produced and direct enterprises to produce those goods.[5] Planned economies are in contrast to unplanned economies, such as a market economy, where production, distribution, pricing, and investment decisions are made by the private owners of the factors of production based upon their own and their customers' interests rather than upon furthering some overarching macroeconomic plan."

Still think this isn't a result of centralized planning?

Or do you just think it is fun to argue the obvious?


"Important planned economies that existed in the past include the economy of the Soviet Union, which was for a time the world's second-largest economy[citation needed], China during its Great Leap Forward, and India, prior to its economic reforms in 1991, Afghanistan under the Soviet occupation and under the Taliban, and Iraq under Saddam Hussein from 1979 to 2003."


[edit on 7-1-2009 by Exuberant1]

reply to post by tezzajw

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"Bad times ahead, people. "

Don't Worry. Nothing to worry about. All is well in America.



[edit on 7-1-2009 by Exuberant1]

reply to post by daddymax

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Garage sales will NEVER go away in Oklahoma

Don't kid yourself.
The first time the cops make a sweep and give every yard sale a ticket and a fine - they'll be gone too.

I'm sure there'll be some law coming soon where you're not allowed to sell anything from your home.

Just wait.

When they can virtually close down stores that sell good clean used clothes to babies? Yard sales are a thing of the past.



*P*E*A*C*E*

reply to post by haika

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"Makes no sense. "

Makes perfect sense.

What better way to remind you that you aren't free?

reply to post by Exuberant1

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I am. I'm not American.

reply to post by tezzajw

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I guess it is official:

America is Dead.

reply to post by mrfire9

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"wonder if these store might as well give them away for free? "

Not gonna happen.

Just because the clothes can't be sold in America doesn't mean they can't be sold elsewhere - like Canada or Mexico or Indochina.

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