> Almost all are managed successfully by the private sector.
Yes, because of a mix government regulations forcing them to not cut too many corners for the sake of saving expenses, and people like the author of the article pushing back against higher-ups who try to do so anyway.
Let's not pretend that workers didn't die needlessly in factory fires a century ago because the factory owners locked the doors.
The Bends were discovered when mysteriously, during the construction of the Brooklyn bridge, the underwater welders kept dying when coming out of the water.
After scientists found what happened and saturation diving was theorised - companies kept their protocols of not decompressing when coming back, and kept killing their divers.
It's not just government regulations. It's also a functioning judiciary and legal system where individuals can sue corporations and win.
As a random example where a non-functioning judiciary resulted in a catastrophe, take a look at the 2020 Beirut port explosion, which a lot of people saw coming a mile off, but were unable to do anything about because of inept and corrupt judges that couldn't make a decision.
Yes, because of a mix government regulations forcing them to not cut too many corners for the sake of saving expenses, and people like the author of the article pushing back against higher-ups who try to do so anyway.
Let's not pretend that workers didn't die needlessly in factory fires a century ago because the factory owners locked the doors.