California to sue toy sellers for lead

It's about time someone does this. I know accountability went out of fashion with the Republicans but for goodness sakes, this is a no-brainer. Toy companies such as Mattel and others have done an amazingly poor job at following what should be standard procedure for products that either include their corporate name or products they sell. I know it cuts a few pennies from the profit that comes when you offshore the work in cheap production countries, but really.

One would hope that lawsuits would not be necessary but considering the failures of business across multiple industries, this seems to be the only way to grab their attention. Of course, a little oversight up front might have limited the depth of these problems as well, but Republicans didn't think oversight was fair. Allowing lead in toys for kids was OK though, because kids understand what laissez faire economics are all about. Even if they have brain damage or die, they will have brain damage or die for Republicans values.