Finally... a (possible) nanny decision I agree with

Given the government record in getting ride of harmful substances when there is a powerful industry lobby involved, I'd be surprised if anything happens. Look at the disgusting lead paint story:

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"Congress had banned the sale of interior lead paint in 1978, but it remained on the walls of millions of homes nationwide, and there was no adequate federal program to deal with it."

Idiocy to imagine the feds can or should do it--they're bumblers. That's the problem right there--they're not supposed to or able to micromanage such a large country. States and cities can and should handle this kind of problem.

But don't worry, Obama's EPA'd a bunch of tyranny making it illegal to work on your own home. Yes We Can't!

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That's just duckwitted.

No, it's duck-witted to think Congress can solve it, as evidenced by your own article and the giant cluster they've made of it.

It's duck-witted to think the solution to a 21-year-old single slum mom who lets her kid from eat lead is Congress, the same people who made her, the apartment, and her ignorance possible and profitable.

It's particularly duck-witted to think draconian measures against me-- who already does the right thing--will do duck-all to improve her lot. In fact, the duck-witted non-solutions from Congress make it more attractive to leave lead in place, since the removal is now so costly, cumbersome, and complicated. Oh, and legally dangerous.

Yes We Can't!

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That's American incompetence. Everybody else seems to be able to manage tha t particular kind of "micromanagement" without effort.

It would help if American government wasn't designed so that the people who own the country - in this case the paint factories - didn't have quite so much influence on the government.

Nice to see that James Arthur's preprogrammed routines are running as relia bly as ever

Of course it does help that they don't have to make any kind of sense.

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Bill Sloman, Sydney

particular kind of "micromanagement" without effort.

I would think it in the interest of Big Paint to support a mandatory nationwide repainting program?

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John Devereux

particular kind of "micromanagement" without effort.

Lead paint is banned in the USA. Does it sound like the paint companies won?

Latex is better technology anyhow. But it does absorb thermal IR better than old lead paint or whitewash.

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Just an Obama payoff to some contributor who can't compete with this product.

Just like how they descended on Aspirin as dangerous and touted Tylenol as "better for you".

Most people now understand that Tylenol is bad for your liver.

I happen to be terribly allergic to the stuff... I go into shock :-( ...Jim Thompson

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I love to cook with wine.     Sometimes I even put it in the food.

particular kind of "micromanagement" without effort.

Slowman can't resist going out of his way to display his ignorance.... that's a new one on me, "... the people who own the country - in this case the paint factories... " >:-}

BTW, lead-based paint is far more durable and longer-lasting than the "approved" substitutes.

Families no longer have the brains to tell their children, "Don't chew on the wood-work!" ...Jim Thompson

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I love to cook with wine.     Sometimes I even put it in the food.

It might well be a sensible move. A too sterile environment appears to have triggered all sorts of crazy autoimmune diseases these days. If you kill off all the good bacteria you leave openings for the bad guys.

The dose makes the poison. In the ROW it is known more often by its chemically related name of Paracetamol or Acetaminophen.

Tylenol just has some caffeine added and a USian brandname.

By comparison Aspirin is more likely to cause stomach problems so you pay your money and take your choice. Paracetamol is banned in Japan. They have a propensity to overdose themselves.

Only if you overdose on it (and there is a trivial compositional change to the formulation that would fix it, but they don't do it).

It is in a lot of over the counter cold remedies...

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Smelly armpits are preferred ?:-)

You're somewhat mixed up on ingredients.

Tylenol _is_ Acetaminophen (aka Paracetamol.)

The mixed blend was APC (aspirin-phenacetin-caffeine compound analgesic).

They make a coated aspirin that doesn't dissolve in the stomach, but releases in the intestines.

I take 81mg daily

It not only prevents blood clots (heart-attack prevention) but has been shown to have some anti-colon-cancer effects.

I don't take those.

I found out the hard way about the shock. Five years ago, after hip replacement surgery, in spite of Tylenol being noted on my chart as an allergen, a dumb-ass nurse gave me a big dose :-(

My previous experience was only a "woozy" feeling when taking Tylenol, so I avoided it. ...Jim Thompson

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I love to cook with wine.     Sometimes I even put it in the food.

Just remembered, Tylenol is NOT an anti-inflammatory. ...Jim Thompson

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I love to cook with wine.     Sometimes I even put it in the food.

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The parents don't have the brains, mainly because of all the paint-chewing they did themselves! :)

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That's funny, in a way. The congress is stuffed with politicians who take money from corporations to get re-elected, and in return do the bidding of these corporate interests. One of the most lucrative activities for a politician is therefore opposing regulations, and opposing expenditures in the common good. In this case the beneficiaries are mostly poor people - these are the easiest and safest to deny help to, since they tend not to vote. Failing first to ban lead paint for years, then failing to rectify the health problem that had been created, is not just immoral, it carries an enormous social cost. The main reason Republicans hate and fear Obama is that he has inspired many poor people to vote for the first time.

And I agree, but I didn't actually write what you quoted above.

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NO one mentioned the change over of milk cartons? Years ago the milk cartons had a flat top and a small attached 'plug' that one pulled out to open it. The milk industry liked those flat top cartons because the cartons stacked easily, and shippings costs were ok. Then pure-pak invented the creased/folded/sealed top that looked like a sloped roof and instantly got not just approval but a dictate from the government that ALL milk cartons had to use this new SANITARY seal. Giving the logic that children drink milk and drink from the carton and this new top was more sanitary if you drink from the carton since the fold was tucked under, and the govt MUST jbe to keep foods for children sanitary. Yet, have you seen the muck that can get all over the top of a soda can? The word hypocrite comes to mind.

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Surprised no one is touting the 'conspiracy' theory that lead paint blocks house scanning and viewing the occupants, so it HAD to be banned.

that particular kind of "micromanagement" without effort.

Lead paint blocks scanning? That's good to know. I can eliminate all the aluminum foil >:-} ...Jim Thompson

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I love to cook with wine.     Sometimes I even put it in the food.

Sorry!