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Re:Was History Fair to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Owners? by smadge on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @09:42PM (#18712592)
If I were being charitable, the article is saying "Yes, they were grossly and intentionally negligent, but it was only because they were rationally maximizing profit given the market and regulatory environment."
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Re:Was History Fair to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Owners? by hackeraccount on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @08:19AM (#18715375)
Regulation makes things safer. It destroys competition and raises prices.

Seems like it was a reasonable trade off in this case.

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Re:Was History Fair to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Owners? by eli_gottlieb on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @07:26AM (#18715134)
That's not intellectual charity. That's a pointed criticism of capitalism.
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