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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRobert Reich: The Hollowing Out of Government
The Hollowing Out of Government
Saturday, May 4, 2013
The West, Texas chemical and fertilizer plant where at least 15 were killed and more than 200 injured a few weeks ago hadnt been fully inspected by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration since 1985. (A partial inspection in 2011 had resulted in $5,250 in fines.)
OSHA and its state partners have a total of 2,200 inspectors charged with ensuring the safety of over more than 8 million workplaces employing 130 million workers. That comes to about one inspector for every 59,000 American workers.
Theres no way it can do its job with so few resources, but OSHA has been systematically hollowed out for the years under Republican administrations and congresses that have despised the agency since its inception.
In effect, much of our nations worker safety laws and rules have been quietly repealed because there arent enough inspectors to enforce them. .......................(more)
The complete piece is at: http://robertreich.org/post/49624800686
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Robert Reich: The Hollowing Out of Government (Original Post)
marmar
May 2013
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kentuck
(111,053 posts)1. Good info.
Thanks Robert.
DallasNE
(7,402 posts)2. And Of Course MSM Wouldn't Dare Report On This
Because they are conflicted by their advertisers that benefit greatly from this hollowing out that Reich outlines.
winter is coming
(11,785 posts)3. +1. I'm mildly surprised the Reich wrote this. n/t