[acyou]

Yep, next up in the global effort to stave off deflation and maximize consumption: second hand goods are unsafe and need to be disinfected before resale, or better yet thrown out. Need your state certificate of resale legality and certification of disinfection or be subject to prosecution.

We ridicule it at the start, this is how this stuff eventually gets memed into existence. It's not fiction, it's already reality!

What diseases are spread through textiles, that need to be stopped at the cost of people not being able to afford to wear shoes on their feet? Not everyone can afford new shoes...

[TheRealPomax]

Indeed - if only DOW had worked with the Indian government to make this happen, given that they're a multi-billion-dollar company and could have easily done so. But no, instead they just decided to crime their way to getting rid of mostly fine used shoes.

[concordDance]

A lot of consumer regulation is for the benefit of the middle class, who can afford things costing slightly more but are much more safety conscious. The poor generally get screwed by it.