Reform Agenda
For Congress
Corruption not only destroys
public confidence in government,
however. It costs taxpayer dollars
that could be going to beneficial
services. Instead, lobbyists are
using gifts and junkets to divert
funds toward pet projects and
other misuses. The voters had a
clear response to the scandals this
past November:
Georgia PIRG Releases 21st
Annual Toy Safety Report
According to the recent Georgia
PIRG Trouble in Toyland report, hazardous children’s toys are still
being sold in stores across the
country. Based on data from the
Consumer Product Safety Commission
(CPSC), the report reveals
that a staggering 73,000 children
under the age of five were treated
in emergency rooms for toy-related
injuries in 2005. Twenty of these
injuries were fatal.
|
