Enough Is Enough

Ever hear the expression, “you get what you pay for”? How about “be careful, it’s liable to come back and bite you in the……”; well you get the idea. Several American construction companies are learning both these lessons the hard way right now; sadly so are several homeowners who purchased new homes during the housing boom. At the height of the U.S. housing frenzy certain American construction companies imported millions of pounds of Chinese made drywall due to its cheapness, building materials in the U.S. were in short supply, and they were in a hurry. That cheap Chinese drywall has since been discovered to be defective, in fact it’s toxic.  The homeowners are caught in the crosshairs of living in a toxic home and being dropped by their home insurance agency.  Hmm…, is anyone really surprised at this discovery? Remember the toxic toys and toxic milk from China? How about the toxic toiletries, pet food, dried fruit, or imported livestock quarantined for disease and banned chemical contaminants? When is enough, enough? I’d say right about now.