Deadly Toys

The New York Times has reported that the potential dangers from toys produced in China may be a larger issue than we first thought. Read the article here.

We paid a dear price in the US for the enforcement of minimum safety and health standards- we lost a substantial portion of our manufacturing base. Who will be at the dock to test all of the incoming products from China? The importing sales agency companies with offices located in office campuses and surrounded by bucolic vistas? Don't count on it. They're too busy overseeing the installation of an outside kitchen at their summer houses- with a fire feature.

We should not give sanction to this in any way.