New safety rules for children's clothes have stores in a fit, page 3

well it looks like groups like freecycle will benefit from this.

Of course, that does not help the business owners. I do hope someone with some sense changes this before too many people lose their livelihood.

For those who like to pass on things that are out grown or no longer needed or wanted, may I recommend you look up your local Freecycle Network and pass those thing on to someone who needs them.

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"well it looks like groups like freecycle will benefit from this."

Not with children-sized clothes they won't...

Not in America. Not anymore.

Originally posted by Exuberant1
The is a result of Centralized Planning.

Centralized Planning is why the Soviet Union Collapsed.

Originally posted by Exuberant1
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"Please explain more.... "

No.

Do it yourself. I recommend google.

I googled "Centralized Planning is why the Soviet Union Collapsed" and found some info that I think explains what your saying. However in my short time floating around ats, I've noticed that it is generally frowned upon to throw such a random statement out there without offering something to back it up.

[edit on 1/7/2009 by doomsauce]

[edit on 1/7/2009 by doomsauce]

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No need.

Look at the top of page two - you'll see I already did your work for you and the other fellow.

*Don't just stop reading when you find a post you feel the need to reply to.

Edit: Nevermind, here you go lazybones:

Google fail you? How about wikipedia? (from which the following was extracted, being promptly displayed at the top of the page...)

"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]

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Yeah, I tried to edit my post to gracefully put my foot in my mouth, but it didn't take. Anyway, my apologies, I jumped the gun.

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Apology accepted.

Notice my edit, also.

Do you agree with my hypothesis now? (vis-a-vis central planning)

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I certainly see the correlation. It makes sense but I think controlling the textiles market this way isn't the be all end all, it is a significant step though. My guess is furniture is next.

Or construction materials...



[edit on 1/7/2009 by doomsauce]

Originally posted by Cairowoman


These bastards would do this when people need clothing the most. Someone needs to stop this. This is the most ridiculous law I have ever heard. Melamine OK....old clothes POISON?

What about all of the people that make extra cash selling kids clothing?

They have to throw away ALL of the clothes that don't comply......that includes clothes in the stores NOW!!!

Can anyone say retail store bailout next?




www.latimes.com
(visit the link for the full news article)

im sorry but these buisnesses deserve to get their wallets torn apart

they all deserve some punishment for KILLING people by spreading all this toxic crap and calling it "childrens cloths" its pure evil imo

so i will see justice done when they go out of buisness

its THIER fault that there is children in the hospital right now suffering untold horrors

i think the toy stores and their suppliers need a slap in the face too
and maybe a little bankruptcy to teach them how the market works

you poison my kid? you lose your job

simple

[edit on 7-1-2009 by muzzleflash]

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You need a permit to do almost anything.

You need a license to buy and sell almost everything.

You are subject to Government Audit and Inspection if you wish to sell anything or operate a service business - no matter how minor.

You need license to build a fire-pit on you own property, don't dare try and build a deck without one.

You pay for all of the above. There is no "Free Enterprise" in America - not anymore.

You are only allowed to hold yard sales on designated days during designated periods of time.

You pay taxes on everything except bubblegum balls.

*"What's next?" you say

More like, What's left?...

[edit on 7-1-2009 by Exuberant1]

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