With Christmas fast approaching, it looks like what kids will be asking for is anything that has no lead in it. Mattel has issued another recall of toys, this time Barbie accessories tainted with lead paint. Now the big question, where were they made? China, of course!
I have to keep wondering if American companies will ever realize that cheap stuff carries a big risk, especially if it comes from a country like China. Their version of capitalism is the worst kind, with no checks and restrictions and no conscience. Government oversight is almost non-existent and manufacturers in a quest for beating any price in the world resort to shady subcontractors and substandard materials. In the case of toys they just use poison.
Now the hard part, try to buy anything that isn’t made in China for one day. Almost impossible and that’s frightening. I have no bone to pick with China, I just think they manufacture crap and cheep crap at that. The problem with this cheep crap is that American firms are selling it at the same prices they used to sell American made goods, and pocketing the difference. Nice business strategy, until you get a couple of boatloads of lead painted toys. Eventually the profits will be spent in recalls and lawsuits. Maybe then American factories will reemerge in a few industries as not he cheapest but maybe the safest bet.
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