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Boeing was allowed to act as the FAA’s contractor in certifying the plane.
by cududa 7y ago
Boeing was allowed to act as the FAA’s contractor in certifying the plane.
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- djsumdog 7y agoReminds me of when Tennessee Valley Authority let contractors certify the dams for its coal plans, which they failed terribly at, leading to a dam breech that spread toxic material all over the valley and watershed outside the Kingston Fossil plant. I covered the protests back in 2009: https://fightthefuture.org/videos/tva-coal/ https://fightthefuture.org/videos/tva-coal/
- quattrofan 7y agoLet's hear it for "market forces" and unfettered capitalism, youd think we would've learned in 2008.
- ahartmetz 7y agoThe market for political influence is working pretty well, no reason to use scare quotes.
- Rooster61 7y agoI'd argue that this is precisely when free market capitalism will perform its function. This tragedies' fallout is already blowing back on the buddy-buddy corporation/regulatory body relationship that is toxic for a free market economy. It's the rare case where the effects of a negative event have enough impact to actually correct something wrong with the market.