Charlatan

The issue here is that if you do force, "indefinite closures" you are also throwing a lot of people out of work. This is not going to make the politicians who enact and enforce these law very popular. Additionally, if you make fines extremely high, you will drive up the cost of insurance for these businesses and they will pass these costs on to consumers.

The US maintains its high standard of living by guaranteeing cheap food and consumer goods, combined with lots of cheap credit.

The average US citizen spends proportionately less of their income on food than any other nation in the world.

If the US were to change its policies on cheap, abundant food and go for a more regulated system (or less processed foods) it would mean that many of the lower income groups and middle class would have to make sacrifices.

I am not sure that the citizens of the US are ready to do this. I am not sure that the industries that supply these sorts of food and use these sorts of systems are ready to give up their markets and take a cut in profits.

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Craven Morehead

While I don't advocate banning all Chinese goods, I would certainly be cautious when purchasing these in the future.

nomcat

I avoid all Chinese goods unless they are proven to be produced responsibly. Things like this Free Documentaries Online - Santas Workshop REALLY get to me. *sigh* People working 18 hour days, 7 days a week so that we can buy $5 shirts... it's sickening.