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It's more than just profit. We need to move goods around. We use airplanes, trains, and trucks. All of those vehicles have imperfect safety. We accept that beca
by throwawayboise 4y ago
It's more than just profit. We need to move goods around. We use airplanes, trains, and trucks. All of those vehicles have imperfect safety. We accept that because we need a functioning economy.
- Spooky23 4y agoIt’s puzzling to me why you would defend these companies. I suppose you don’t live near one of these lines or have to worry about some terrible accident or even a town-destroying explosion. (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lac-M%C3%A9gantic_rail_disaster https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lac-M%C3%A9gantic_rail_disas...) My uncle worked for one of the large railroads for 32 years. He retired last year, along with every eligible employee in his division. The workplace injury rates in that division had climbed to the point that it didn’t make sense to do the job and risk death or serious injury.