• tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    5 months ago

    The US is owned by the wealthy, and they care about nothing but profit, but this type of accident is so easily avoidable, it shouldn’t happen anywhere in the modern era. Even the most exploitative and cruel entrepreneur shouldn’t be allowing workers to die in this way, even with a heartless perspective it is a cost that should be avoided for a business.

    Pushing workers to the breaking point over time makes sense to me from the ‘evil employer’ perspective but I can’t see it doing any good to allow them to die this way. People won’t be so outraged over long-term disability from horrible conditions, but their sons dying is the sort of thing to push people to make lasting change.