Comments on: Why we need industry regulation… https://habitablezone.com/2013/04/27/why-we-need-industry-regulation/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:41:18 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: TB https://habitablezone.com/2013/04/27/why-we-need-industry-regulation/#comment-23515 TB Sun, 28 Apr 2013 04:52:43 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=31644#comment-23515 <p>New York Times article</p> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/25/us/texas-fertilizer-plant-fell-through-cracks-of-regulatory-oversight.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0" rel="nofollow">Here.</a> Interesting that state regulations seem to be tighter than Federal ones. New York Times article

Here.

Interesting that state regulations seem to be tighter than Federal ones.

]]> By: bowser https://habitablezone.com/2013/04/27/why-we-need-industry-regulation/#comment-23504 bowser Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:56:33 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=31644#comment-23504 Those corporations have made more money in the meantime, paid more taxes, and contributed to society with the increased profits. They can afford to rebuild, and do so less expensively because they can avoid the unnecessary regulations which interfere with production and the increased taxes they pay on the profits. More people are lost in auto accidents in a day than in chemical plant explosions and fires and no one makes money from auto accidents. Whatever goes to doctors and body shops comes out of insurance companies. People make money from decreased regulation, a good thing. We as a nation need to get our priorities right. Regulations affect profit, and it's profit which made our country great. A harsh reality, one which no one but me will face, is that we have too little profit and too many people, so that anything which tends to even out this situation is good for everyone (who is left). There are 12 million Mexicans lined up to take the jobs of those dear departed, with another 30 million or so in ready reserve across the border. Except for the human tragedies, the shattered families, the grieving communities, this is a no lose situation. Those corporations have made more money in the meantime, paid more taxes, and contributed to society with the increased profits.

They can afford to rebuild, and do so less expensively because they can avoid the unnecessary regulations which interfere with production and the increased taxes they pay on the profits.

More people are lost in auto accidents in a day than in chemical plant explosions and fires and no one makes money from auto accidents. Whatever goes to doctors and body shops comes out of insurance companies. People make money from decreased regulation, a good thing.

We as a nation need to get our priorities right. Regulations affect profit, and it’s profit which made our country great. A harsh reality, one which no one but me will face, is that we have too little profit and too many people, so that anything which tends to even out this situation is good for everyone (who is left).

There are 12 million Mexicans lined up to take the jobs of those dear departed, with another 30 million or so in ready reserve across the border.

Except for the human tragedies, the shattered families, the grieving communities, this is a no lose situation.

]]> By: Jody https://habitablezone.com/2013/04/27/why-we-need-industry-regulation/#comment-23501 Jody Sat, 27 Apr 2013 20:04:04 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=31644#comment-23501 Wow!!!...thanks ER. Wow!!!…thanks ER.

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