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Originally Posted by Fletch XXX
claiming "safety vales are too expensive" = who gets the blame.
Shell voluntarily installs backupsafety valves that BP claims are too expensive to install on its rigs. Do not confuse real blame with your simplistic view.
We are not responsible, the company that fights safety rgulations and send home safety test crews 11 hours early before doing its tests the day the explosion occured is who is to blame.
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And why are companies able to act this way? Because governments interference in the economy makes it possible.
Without government interference in the economy => no (free) limited liability (where the tax payer has to pick up the tab) => companies are forced to protect their investments/installations/workers/reputations/....