Comments on: Finance Magazine Encouraging People To Stock Up On Dangerous Toys.

By: Resignation Round-Up Edition » Mrs. Micah: Finance and Life

Resignation Round-Up Edition » Mrs. Micah: Finance and Life — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 17:16:18 +0000

[...] at My Two Dollars was shocked that Kiplingers published an article which told parents to stock up on toys before new safety [...]

By: shadox

shadox — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 02:55:51 +0000

All toys will be effected by more stringent regulations and their price may increase, while only a small minority of toys sold today are unsafe.

I am sure that the article is not advocating for stocking up on dangerous toys – only for buying today’s SAFE but less regulated toys.

Our government tends to over react to threats. Even if a certain threat is real (e.g. terrorism, toy safety, drug certification), it doesn’t follow that one must do absolutely everything in his power to eliminate the threat. Sometimes the cure is worse and more costly than the desease.

By: Mrs. Micah

Mrs. Micah — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:54:23 +0000

I’m going with Guiness—darkly amusing. But sick. I don’t even think people should stock up on toys to begin with (most kids have way more than they need or use). Stocking up on cheap and possibly dangerous ones—-eesh. This article was not written by a parent.

By: Bellen

Bellen — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:54:15 +0000

Haven’t read the article but wouldn’t it be wiser to give credit to those companies, American especially, who have consistently made safe toys?Not need to stock up.

By: guinness416

guinness416 — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:00:39 +0000

That is hilarious in a very dark way …