Hey, folks—
I recently read something that is simply too absurd to believe—but it’s true, nonetheless.
As some of you may know I’m in the process [still!] of selling my house.
A few days ago, I received a new years newsletter from my realtor. It included an article about lead-based paint and since this old house certainly contains lead, I read it.
It seems a seller failed to disclose to some potential buyers, as required by law, that the house contained lead-based paint. The buyers bought the house and, subsequently, their children were diagnosed with increased lead in their systems.
So, the buyers sued the seller and the court in it’s **ahem** wisdom, denied the suit stating that the law applies only to the buyers and NOT to their minor children!
Now, the people most at risk for lead poisoning are children. I think everyone knows that. First, due to the fact that they have a lower body mass, they are more at risk. And, second, who tend to gnaw on windowsills? Toddlers, that’s who.
Excuse me, I believe the original intent of the law was to safeguard those people at highest risk—namely those minor children that the court, then, excluded from its protection.
Only in this country, that our politicians constantly tell us is so great, would the law give with one hand and take away with the other.
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Pair this situation with the post two days ago about the picture of Nancy Pelosi with her granddaughter. And add John Edwards and all those other politicians-- parents and grandparents-- exploiting their children for political gain while, simultaneously, denying lawsuits like this one, refusing to deal with global warming and other pollutants, piling up national debt for our children to pay off, not funding public education adequately, ignoring the fact that the largest number of people below the poverty line are children-- the list goes on and on.
Oh, yes, it's a great country we live in, folks.
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Best government money can buy.
yep, and kids don't have money.
I keep asking and never get a satisfactory answer: don't these politicians have children and grandchildren?
if so, how CAN they look ahead only as far as the next election?
They have children and grandchildren, but if they weren't rich before coming to power, they certainly will be from then on. I wonder if they figure that these pitfalls will only harm those who are less well-off, and therefore, do not count.
then, they live in as much delusion as W does.
we all breathe the same air.
we all drink the same water.
in fact, the rich tend to live in those coastal areas that are most at risk due to the melting of the ice.
and, when the ice age comes, money won't be able to buy food or fuel.
the fact is, the rich and the poor have a lot more in common than many people [even those in power] seem to think.
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