Yes, I'm replying to myself, but...


--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "StarSaels" wrote:
>
> We all know how much sway large corporations have with state and
> federal legislators...
>
> Maybe Glad or Rubbermaid could affect the outcome...


Well, I'm actually serious. I found out today that Glad is owned by
the Clorox Company, which owns and markets hundreds of popular
products in categories across the board:

Laundry
Household Cleaning
Auto Care
Charcoal
Bags, Wraps and Containers
Dressings and Sauces
Cat Litter
Water Filtration

Want more info?
http://www.thecloroxcompany.com/products/index.html

Some of these things HAVE to come from South Carolina. I'd be
surprised if there wasn't a single one. Why is this important?
Because the company is involved in the communities "in which its
employees live and work."

http://www.thecloroxcompany.com/community/index.html

If they're really concerned about their communities, then this law
could be perceived as detrimental to the overall quality of life in
those communities. I think the potential for the right persons to
persuade the right people to simply "look the other way" or "get out
an box" is certainly there. Is is probable? Umm... no. Possible? YES.

Would this bring letterboxing to the attention of mainstream media?
Perhaps, but not if it was kept quiet and away from regional and
national media. I also think the politicians wouldn't want to be
seen as wasting their time on what is to the general public, for all
intents and purposes, a trivial matter that isn't worth the taxpayer
dollars and bureaucratic nonsense some ill-conceived laws generate.
But I could be wrong... there could be a firebrand in the chambers.

Newell-Rubbermaid is another major consumer force. One of their
companies, Goody Hair Products, used to be in Peachtree City. This
is another one where I doubt that not a single one of the product
lines they own and/or market doesn't come from SC.

Okay, enough for now...

SteveS