Large part of my design work is directed to complying with regulations. Totally crazy and obnoxious regulations. The engineers administering these irrrational demands are powerless to close their eyes and allow rationality, they are terrified by their superiors and the laws. We in Israel, like always, are following America's lead. Americans are running amok with their regulations, For example, Thrift stores have to clear their stores of old toys and children’s clothes out of concern that some items might not be safe. Children’s books made before 1985, for example, contain lead in their ink.
“It’s been devastating for us,” said Kitty Boyce, owner of the Kid’s Closet in Rochester, Ill., who has emptied her shop of much of her children’s merchandise and is selling adult items instead. “For us, there will be no bottom line this year.”Are American parents feeding old story books to their 8-, 9- and 10-year-olds?
Adele R. Meyer, executive director of the National Association of Resale and Thrift Shops, based in St. Clair Shores, Mich., said much of the new law made little sense. “People are taking away all items for children 12 and under,’ she said.
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Is a significant fraction of America's electorate composed of idiot-liberals and coloreds?
Yes. The only thing that distinguishes America from Europe is a vocal conservative minority.
We in Israel, like always, are following America's lead.
It is funny that you should say that because it is your co-ethnics who launched America down that path.
European regulations are even crazier. Of course, there we started much earlier.
J, waste three minutes of your time watching this.
Over-regulation kills off the smaller entities, the Mom and Pop shops, the garage operations, the part-time accountant. In practice it kills off avenues for self-employment and entrenches the power of corporations who have the wherewithal to afford the staff to keep up with the regulations. The phenomena is well known and it stems from the displacement of private morality to public entities, such as the state. Almost alone, only the Americans seem to able to do something about it. The rest of the world is only too happy to receive bribes in exchange for freedom and tradition as demonstrated by the Irish in the EU referendum.
Almost alone, only the Americans seem to able to do something about it
I dont understand your meaning. EU regulations are legendary, they have books for every screw. And they mean it. German specially enjoy reading and discussing petty regulations. I have seen an engineer jumping with joy when in an unclear case, the correct regulation was found and he could do exactly as prescribed.
South America has also laws, but they are declarative, not to be taken seriously.
South America has also laws, but they are declarative, not to be taken seriously.
By the same measure South America itself is not to be taken seriously.
J, I meant that only the Americans seem to make the connection between increasing regulations and a loss of freedom. And since their laws unlike those in South America
are enforced with the full weight of the beuracratic state and the moral sanction of society, they have to take any erosion of liberty seriously. South Americans can relax as their governments lack the means and the will to to enforce the laws.
South Americans have a wonderful word: Manana. Tomorrow. They have sincere intentions to enforce regulations, but it can be left for tomorrow. It is better than to fall into the hands of a fanatical, incorruptible, vicious regulator.
South Americans have a wonderful word: Manana. Tomorrow. They have sincere intentions to enforce regulations, but it can be left for tomorrow. It is better than to fall into the hands of a fanatical, incorruptible, vicious regulator.
I don't care how "wonderful" manana is, I don't want to live near or in a Latin America country and that includes Argentina, Chicago, and Ecuador.
I'll take the asinine regulations and you can move back to Argentina to experience the joys of mañana.
Heck, I'll bet your neighboring Arabs have a word for "mañana".
That or maybe the Arabs just sit around smoking marijuana all day.
Oh, Ronduck, you are right. Arabs drink small cups of sweet coffee and smoke "keff" - pleasure (aka marijuana) in glass nargilas. I dont smoke, just sit near them and feel that everything is just right.
Oh, Ronduck, you are right. Arabs drink small cups of sweet coffee and smoke "keff" - pleasure (aka marijuana) in glass nargilas. I dont smoke, just sit near them and feel that everything is just right.
Oh, Ronduck, you are right.
I'm not sure if you are being sarcastic with that or if I am getting on your nerves.
In new York, actually, there is no word for "tomorrow".
Anon.
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