Posted by
Frigglesnitz on Friday, April 11, 2008 9:10:22 PM
What's China's most precious metal? Gold? No. Silver? No.
It's lead. China must own most of the world's lead. Heaven knows they're trying their dead level best to rid themselves of it by incorporating it or painting it slapdash anywhere and everywhere possible on any item whose destination is the United States of America. Now, it could be that the U.S. is not their only recipient of items containing this precious metal. It just seems that way. One can go nowhere without a magnifying glass to see the teeny little "Made in China" legends printed as obscurely as possible on any item one might wish to purchase.
My husband and I do carry around such a magnifying glass. We may look somewhat peculiar, but you may be sure of this: if that little bitty legend appears conspicuously or unconspicuously on an item in which we may be interested, we lose interest quickly and feel empowered by setting the object back on the shelf with a silent raspberry.
My suggestion is for the U.S. to purchase, at a smartly bargained price, all the lead in China. It would be a little bit of poison we would not have to worry about. We would finally be free of fears connected with purchasing items "Made in China."
We simply have to be sure that we get all of it.