Reducing costs is paramount for US toy companies. The low cost of munufacturing in Asia, allows US firms to have elaborate stateside showroom trade show displays, big ad budgets, and take care of the US employees, managers and executives.
It also allows US companies to circumvent state and federal manufacturing regulations, which is why the cost is so much less in China. IMO, companies that produce overseas and sell in the US should be paying fines equal to what they would receive if they circumvented regulations here in the US - that is, the loophole should be closed.
