Disasters happen when businesses put profits above people
(Source: Iowa Capital Dispatch, March 11, 2023)
Businesses, left to their own devices, will pursue their own self-interests, denying the evidence of detrimental impacts and fighting against regulations requiring pneumatic brakes or adding stronger tank cars on trains carrying hazardous chemicals. It’s why we need child labor laws and worker’s compensation insurance. The power of government must be used to balance the excess of businesses.
Full story: Iowa Capital Dispatch