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A comment on Japan's Strict Building Codes Saved Lives. Parent comment

Re:Japan's Strict Building Codes Saved Lives by Semiapies on Friday March 11, 2011 @03:33PM (#2314788)
You mean like the people who died to instigate those very building codes?
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Re:Japan's Strict Building Codes Saved Lives by code_duck on Saturday March 12, 2011 @02:02PM (#2317220)
Sure... so who reacted first, the government or the capitalists?
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Re:Japan's Strict Building Codes Saved Lives by Semiapies on Monday March 14, 2011 @02:24PM (#2323723)
Considering how many codes (building codes, health codes, etc.) started out as efforts in the private sector by the likes of insurance companies and restaurant reviewers, it seems that answer is would be the capitalists, most of the time.
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Re:Japan's Strict Building Codes Saved Lives by code_duck on Wednesday March 16, 2011 @05:25AM (#2331402)
So, if the government removed those legal restrictions, do you think those industries would move to make their operations more safe, or less expensive for themselves in the short term?
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