>>Like, protection of health and life - that's something companies don't tend to do on their own The trends in place before labor regulations were enacted were

>>Like, protection of health and life - that's something companies don't tend to do on their own The trends in place before labor regulations were enacted were toward workplaces becoming safer over time. Companies absolutely do care about having safe work environments. Where workplaces are less than 100% safe is where trade-offs exist between safety and minimizing spending-outlays that favor minimizing spending outlays, and the simplistic assumption that safety always trumps minimizing spending outlays for the public interest is simply not true, because we live in a complex world where scarcity is a reality, and minimizing costs in one area can increase spending in another, more critical area. >>so how come people are so afraid they'll get a Chinese-made toy or baby formula? Because Amazon has introduced a new market of suppliers and consumers haven't adjusted to it with effective filtering tools, so they're reacting correctly and fearing the unknown until the assessment tooling is in place.