tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404212196262823964.post1088600601376423628..comments2023-06-10T11:23:14.351-04:00Comments on busylittleelf: All people who make or buy handmade toys must read this article!!!elfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602189816927015298noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404212196262823964.post-76225247336811676012008-12-22T01:01:00.000-05:002008-12-22T01:01:00.000-05:00Thank you so much for bringing up this important i...Thank you so much for bringing up this important issue on your blog. We are risking our childrens safety for cheaper prices. Not only the effect on adults-losing jobs but the health effects on children. This must stop. rosans4@comcsat.netrosannepmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12111587898505317849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404212196262823964.post-74000212780212782792008-12-05T11:19:00.000-05:002008-12-05T11:19:00.000-05:00Thanks for your comment Kathleen.I agree with what...Thanks for your comment Kathleen.<BR/><BR/>I agree with what you're saying but it seems to me that the large corporations have been the ones who have turned a blind eye to the safety issues we are now facing. Every time my little boy puts a manufactured toy in his mouth, I have to wonder what the future implications will be. The small business will be the first to fold or as we have seen, the responsible European companies will choose not to sell their toys in the states because of the cost and therefore force us to either not buy any toys for our children, make them ourselves(if we are able to) or buy what's out there by the huge corporations who, in my opinion, caused all the concern. And I still don't believe all this testing will end the problems due to the widespread corruption in our government/agencies,etc.<BR/><BR/>By the way, Who are the special interest groups involved in this anyway?elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602189816927015298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404212196262823964.post-27168993413241476322008-12-05T10:58:00.000-05:002008-12-05T10:58:00.000-05:00It serves no purpose to splinter the effort in cam...It serves no purpose to splinter the effort in camps of large vs small. While not politically expedient to say so, large manufacturers are actually disproportionately affected. The point is, we're all in this together and we're all in trouble. The fight shouldn't be David vs Goliath because it's stupid. Goliath isn't the enemy; we should work as one front against the enactment of the legislation. Btw, if it matters to you, I'm a one person company. I'm just saying this because many people are uncomfortable with the Handmade Toy Alliance's position and are avoiding signing their petition for this reason. The fight isn't against large toy makers, it's against congress and special interest groups who've persuaded them to pass it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com