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Originally Posted by The Faba
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Seriously, there needs to be minimum standards of health, quality, etc... instituted for global trade in this world. Not to say that all countries would have to join - it should be more of a 'We won't import or export these goods that fail to meet these standards with or from other countries in this group' thing.
That way, countries that say 'Fuck the proles' can import their lead baby spoons and those who want to have a higher quality of life are guaranteed one. Of course, there would have to be harsh penalties for trying to sneak things through and whatnot.
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This sounds so incredibly easy even a child could solve it right? The issue is not necessarily in the minimum standards but with the enforcement. Chinese products have one of the highest rates of being refused entry within the U.S., the method is there to inspect, unfortunately there are not the means to enforce it as it should. I read recently that approximately 1% of all imports are inspected, why? Because there are not enough inspectors to keep up with the demand. Why aren't there? Because inspectors cost money, they cannot be everywhere at once. Unfortunately rather than raise the fees on the importation of products to ensure safer inspections we limit ourselves, picking and choosing which to examine. It happens in all Industries, from child care to restaurants.
If we cannot in the U.S. manage to control our inspections in a manner to keep our people safe we either should refuse to import the goods or pass heavy punishments onto the American manufacturers that receive these products and use them in their industries. Force the companies to police themselves or face indefinite closures.