What is Future of Shrinking U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission?

July 30, 2007

  • July 30, 2007 at 4:37 am
    whatever says:
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    AL! Why don’t you post more often. Your posts make me feel like there are still conservatives out there, other than myself.

  • July 30, 2007 at 4:45 am
    Al says:
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    I post so much now that IJ has even visited our company web site to see who the heck I am. But thanks for your kind remark, you are an inspiration to thousands as well, I’m sure.

  • July 30, 2007 at 5:06 am
    shoeless joe says:
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    Gee, I wasn’t aware that offering a product or service to people on a voluntary basis was so evil! Let’s see, I offer something for sale, the consumer can either buy it or not,without having a gun pointed at him. If I want my business to grow and profits to increase, I must please the consumer. The last time I checked, if consumers find out that a merchant is killing its customers, those consumers typically stay away from that merchant. So someone please tell me of a business that has grown, increased its profits and persisted by killing its customers (besides government of course).

  • July 31, 2007 at 8:52 am
    Al says:
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    Ever heard of Consumer Report? Underwriters Lab? Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval? These entities do a fine job without govt help. The Consumer Protection Agency is just competing with these private enterprises. We need CPA like we need NPR and PBS: not at all.

    Any insurer could mandate that commercial liability policies are only written when peoducts are submitted to a private agency for approval. Is that a radical idea?

    Why is it assumed that the government is more virtuous than businesses? A guy can go from private sector to govt and become an angel overnight? Govts have killed hundreds of millions of people in the last hundred years.

    If a product proves to be dangerous, the news spreads and the manufacturer recalls the product and makes restitution or gets sued. Exigencies can be handles legislatively without recourse to extra-constitutional bureaucracies.

  • July 31, 2007 at 10:26 am
    El Squid says:
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    The auto industry did in fact offer seat belts in the 50’s at very low prices. Ford Motor Company in particular promoted their sale and use. The public took this as a sign that Ford products must be dangerous and sales were compromised.

    General Motors offered air bags in the early 70’s long before they were mandated. The public was not impressed.

    The public to a degree wants all kinds of passive protective devices so long as they don’t have to pay for them.

  • July 31, 2007 at 6:59 am
    I like PBS says:
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    They have good travel/educational programs on there. Not to mention the kid programs that are intelligent enough for adults to understand without asking the kid to explain!

  • August 2, 2007 at 9:43 am
    Al says:
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    Fine. But why do I have to pay for it? And it’s not all nature shows, it’s mostle marxist drivel. There are hundreds of cable channels available for couch potatoes’ enjoyment without taxing working stiffs to pay for one more.



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