I think that the questions you raise are extremely pertinent, so I agree with you there. We have discovered that the free market will act in such a way that sa

I think that the questions you raise are extremely pertinent, so I agree with you there. We have discovered that the free market will act in such a way that safe workplaces are extremely rare I just don't buy that. I think "extremely rare," there, is a very gross exaggeration. And I think the frequency of dangerous workplaces greatly decreases, as national prosperity increases (which, modulo other kinds of interference, happens over time). I mean, come on - even Foxconn is relatively safe. I'm not hearing accounts of people getting killed, I'm hearing (at worst) accounts of people being fired after acquiring certain kinds of repetitive stress injuries. On the other hand, I do have a moral problem with someone forcefully interposing between two trading parties (in this case, employer and employee). In fact, that kind of case is the only kind in which people are forcibly prevented from exercising their free will.