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Whilst the delivery is somewhat hyperbolic, the point this comment is making, that money is more important than safety, seems fair. The recent 737 debacle has s
by kieranmaine 7y ago
Whilst the delivery is somewhat hyperbolic, the point this comment is making, that money is more important than safety, seems fair. The recent 737 debacle has shown that US corporations and their associated regulators, unfortunately, cannot be trusted when billions of dollars are at stake. This isn't too say the EU is above reproach, but the current stream of news about the US and safety, fairly or unfairly, makes this portrayal.
- Sharlin 7y agoWell, there are well-known cases where companies have explicitly decided that money is more important than safety (see eg. [1][2][3]). As long as it's cheaper to pay damages than fix defective designs, corporations have gladly let people get maimed or die. The reason why astronomical punitive damages became a thing in the US. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebeck_v._McDonald%27s_Restaurants https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebeck_v._McDonald%27s_Restau... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mcgee_v._General_Motors_Corp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mcgee_v._General_Motors_Corp. [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimshaw_v._Ford_Motor_Co https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimshaw_v._Ford_Motor_Co.