On Apr 30, 11:48*pm, "Robert Green"
wrote:
wrote in message news:9d948bdc-2837-48a8-8582-
worse, create even more problems, more govt involvement in business,
more rules, more govt BS.


Yep. *I'll bet the people killed in the West, Texas fertilizer explosion are
really glad Texas was so "hands off" with business and lax with regulations
and inspections. *How did your oft-touted free market protect those
firefighters and workers from ending up dead? *It didn't, nor can it.

Government always needs to be around as an honest broker between
corporations and people to insure that both sides (but mostly businesses) do
the right thing. *The BP spill, the Exxon Valdez, TEPCO, Bhopal and so many
other disasters tell us that we can't rely on the free market when it comes
to potential damage to common resources.

If Bangladesh can arrest the factory owner who ignored safety warnings and
killed for profit then why can't Texas arrest the greedy industrialist who
leveled an entire town? *Is Texas a lower rung on the ladder of civilization
than Bangladesh?

--
Bobby G.

As usual, you're incapable of following a thread. I was discussing
the problems govt would create if it decided
to start a trade war and block out foreign competition.
Nice job creating a strawman.

As to answering your question about the differences
between Bangladesh and Texas, my understanding is
that in the case of the factory in Bangladesh, the
factory structure suddenly developed serious cracks.
I saw photos of them on TV, marked in black.
The factory owner/management knew about it. The
officials ordered the building evacuated and they
failed to do that. In the TX case, AFAIK, the investigation
into what caused the accident, what if anything was
violated in the law, etc has just begun.

I thought you libs were all for people being innocent
until proven guilty. Oh, wait, I remember. That only
applies to some gang bang murderer, the Boston
Bomber, or commie socialists. If it's a business owner,
then get the firing squad out.