[Superman]

Okay, now I know you guys are rattling my cage on purpose. There was a kid in Grade school who used to fistfight me once a week, just because it was fun seeing me that mad. I can remember "seeing red." Nothing but red.

(okay....deep breath.....go to my 'quiet place'......)

I dunno, Len. I have a suspicion that the underfunded agency that's been doing a pathetic job of policing this is not how the story exploded. I suspect that somebody's dad was a chemist who knew how to look up the local news team's phone number. After that, yes. The gubmit agency would have alerted the importers that no more should be shipped.

Thanks, guys. Your input, and some of the silence, helps me understand. For the most part, the private sector is better than the Politburo when it comes to serving markets and needs. But we still need to pool our resources and hand certain jobs to an organization that we like to think we can count on. The devil is in the details, and how to tell which market should be public and which should be private.

Nobody suggested that childrens' welfare be sacrificed at the altar of tax savings. That's encouraging.