Thursday, January 1, 2009

Do you want the government telling you what to buy at garage sales and flee markets? -

Well I just found out to day that our nanny-state bureaucracy will fine you up to 15 million if you are caught selling anything the gov does not want you to .Main article here:http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,552021,00.html?loomia_ow=t0:s0:a4:g4:r3:c0.000000:b0:z5The Libertarian Party response here:http://www.lp.org/blogs/staff/libertarian-party-quoted-in-product-safety-article

I ve been waiting 6 months for my Congressman to get back to me, I just want permission to use the restroom but I m scared to do so without their permission. The issue has been on the debate floor for 4 months, but the republicans and democrats can t agree on how much of a pay raise for themselves they should tack onto the restroom permission bill. First the republicans suggested 5%, the democrats filibustered and insisted it be at least 8%, but now the republicans are demanding a 10% raise. Meanwhile, here I sit, legs crossed, waiting for permission.

The Libertarian Party response sounds quite reasonable until you recall that many of the recalled toys were sold by some of the largest and most reputable toy makers in the U.S.A.According to Foxnews the government is saying that you cannot sell a product intended for use by children if it was recalled because it could seriously injure a child. If you read the preamble to the Constitution you will see that one of the purposes of forming the nation was to promote the general welfare of the people. The founding fathers defined welfare to mean health, happiness and prosperity. That being the case the government s regulations prohibiting the sale of dangerous products for use by children is not only reasonable, but is proper.Jerry-the-bookkeeper

If it s at a flee market people will be too busy running to buy anything, anyway. If they start regulating flea markets on the other hand, I might have a problem with it.

Nonsense. This is a non-story.

They know what s best for me. i can t make a decision without them.

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