In Ayn Rand's libertarian masterpiece she lays the blame for society falling apart, and the needless deaths of citizens squarely at the feet of government.
But now we can see yet another example of the driving need to produce growth and profit each year to deliver value to shareholders leading to mislabelling freight to reduce transportation costs by avoiding safety precautions leading to toxic chemicals wreaking havoc on the local ecosystem.
You know, that old chestnut.
Oh wait, there are now TWO rail accidents in the US to worry about.
Remember the classics? Triangle shirtwaist factory? The hits just keep comin since before pimpin was pimpin.
Government isn't perfect but at least they have to wrap their bullshit in a pretty enough package to sell to the public. Private entities only have to sell it to the board.
"A thousand people might die, but we can save a nickel for every unit shipped."
"We are prepared to take that risk."
The deliberately miseducated will tell you all day about how many deaths have been caused by socialism and then go unironically shop at a store called Banana Republic.
Make it make sense, please.
Okay, so, no people have died as a result of the toxic cocktail spilled all over Ohio due to corporate greed, just 3500 fish, at last estimate. No big loss, just a bunch of stupid fish. There isn't a big green cloud hanging over the state so how bad can it be? Toxic chemicals are only a problem if you can see, taste, and smell them, right guys? It's gone now, right? The water and soil is safe, right?
The railroads and chemical manufacturers would never hurt Americans, that's just ridiculous.