Save Kid's Clothing Resale, Consignment & Thrift Stores from Closing!

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  1. what a stupid unnecessary law!

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  3. This is completely un american! since the beginning of time used goods have helped many poor and neady familys make ends meat through the years, and what about people who love to sew and recreate beautiful things. I was given a lambs wool jacket from a friend who purchased it for a dollar I have been feeding my livestock wearing this garmet the warmest jacket I have ever had. trashing it would be wasteful. whoes the control freaks out there I would love to no. there are way to many children in the usa with holes in there shoes, how dare you!!!

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  5. This law is ridiculous. Another thorn in the economy!

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  7. There is enough in the landfills already. Tax the companies that import the Chinese crap and make it cost effective for American companies to produce higher quality baby clothes and this wouldn't be a problem. Anything used has already been through the wringer anyhow. What could possibly be left on it that is harmful?

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  9. Do your job and protect my FREEDOM. Let ME worry about my family.

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  11. You are just doing this because the economy is going down. DONT PUNISH US FOR THIS!

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  13. Come on now! Aren't there more pressing issues than this on your agenda? With the economy the way it is, is it really the time to be making things MORE difficult for families with children that are already struggling to make ends meet?

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  15. WE ARE A MARINE CORP FAMILY WITH 4 GROWING KIDS, AND AS WE ALL KNOW, MARINES DON'T GET PAID NEARLY WHAT THEY SHOULD FOR SERVING OUR GREAT COUNTRY! AND I WAS THE OLDEST CHILD OF 4 AS WELL. WE NEVER HAD ANY KIND OF PROBLEM WITH SECOND HAND CLOTHES. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE IF ITS IN A THRIFT STORE OR RIGHT OUT OF MY WASHER TO A TABLE AT A GARAGE SALE. CONGRESS NEEDS TO LOOK AT WHAT KIND OF SITUATION THEY ARE CREATING FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE ON A LOW INCOME WITH GROWING CHILDREN, AND WHILE THEY ARE AT IT, THEY SHOULD TAKE A LOOK AT THE PRICES ON BABY/ KIDS CLOTHES. BUT THEY HAVE THE MONEY THAT WE DON'T. WE CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY KIDS CLOTHES EVERY 4 WEEKS BECAUSE OUR BABIES GROW LIKE WEEDS. I AM ASKING CONGRESS TO RECONSIDER THERE PROPOSAL FOR THIS NEW LAW. WE ALL WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANKS AND HAVE A GREAT DAY!

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  17. This is going to affect many Americans in a very negative way. Instead of forcing this on domestic makers, you should be more strict about what comes into our country.

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  19. As members of congress, isn't it a fair expectation by the people you represent that you at least look at, understand, and vote responsibly on the bills presented. This epitomizes why congress has the reputation of being an over empowered bunch of bone-heads.

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  21. This is a very poor use of power and shows extremely poor judgement should this pass into effect. Please stop this NOW and spend your time and energy on things that should really be addressed - like guns, or drungs or other truly harmful and illegal "hazards"!

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  23. This is WRONG! Why shouldn't we be able to sell clothes?????

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  25. I believe Congress has better things to do then rob from the poor! I would like you to explain how childrens clothes are HAZARDOUS? They have never been before, or we would all be dead. Maybe Congress can bail out those. who can't afford the rising cost of food, clothes, and lets not forget medical! OH!, and NO JOBS!!! So what happens when national disaster strikes, and thousands of people are left with nothing? Ok! I understand. We can give these items away. To sell them for pennies on the dollar. Congress want get the cut it wants! I'll be watching this mindless
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  27. Too many people need to buy from second places in order to survive. Please do not close this avenue down!

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  29. Oh my goodness i would not know what to do with out hand me downs!!! It comes in really handy specially now that times are real tight. Kids don't stay long in their clothes half of them they don't even get to wear!. so please do not take that away it has been around for year.I know lots of people that they only get their kids things from there i believe that it is our choice not yours to make that for us.

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  31. During a time of recession we, the parents of our future generations, need the option of used clothing.

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  33. There needs to be a website where thrift stores can easily check for recalls,maybe have all upc codes permentaly on the items so store could use the upc gun to check.

    Millions of poverty level and lower middle class parents rely on thrift stores and cannot affords store prices,.

    Then there ias the issue of reuse and recycle by reselling.

    that leads me to believe that there are lobbyists and pork involved in this bill.
    One last present from Bush's tenure that never had the ordinary American's best interests in mind only those who profit off of us!

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  35. Thankyou CBS Atlanta for making us aware of this outragious law!

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  37. Second hand helps reuse instead of throwing away perfectly good usable items that would be filling up of landfills. Also, helps people who couldn't afford to buy their children clothing and toys at retail stores.

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  39. This new law is going to cause so many problems! Think of all the low income families who have children. Not everyone can afford to buy new clothes, especially now with the economy as it is. Then to top it off where do you think all the stuff is going to go? The items will simply be put into the trash to go to a landfill and take up space there. I understand the reasoning behind the law but I don't think the repercussions this is going to have were thought out. This will greatly affect the resale industry, the largest of which are Goodwill and Salvation Army thrift stores. That doesn't even take into consideration the small shops owned by someone just trying to make a living and make a difference in the lives of poor people that have to watch every penny. Resale shops provide an economical way to buy good merchandise for pennies on the dollar to what they would have to pay at a department store. Surely there must be some way to prevent some of these small resale shops from having to close. A small business owner has been put out of business and income lost plus customers that shopped there have lost a place for bargins and consignors have lost the income they would have gotten from resale of their childs clothing.

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  41. This doesn't make sense ecologically, or financially.

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  43. This is cuting out the small business people.
    They are already trying to keep heads above water. Stop being so nit picky.

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  45. This is NOT a positive step towards recycling and preserving our planet. Nor is it a positive step toward economic benefit for families. Please consider the implications! If this is something to boost our economy this will not help.

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  47. One more attempt to govern our life where we do not need it.
    They cite safety and the need to track items for recall..It is a miracle that we all survived our childhood without laws like this to protect us. NOT
    It is a law put into effect by people who evidently have never had a financial hardship that required them to patronize these types of businesses especially with the economic times getting tighter and tougher on families in their day to day struggles.

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