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DENVERPOPS

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7. Some fucked up corporate or insurance actuarian
Tue Mar 24, 2020, 03:14 PM
Mar 2020

can probably give you an exact figure...

The Ford Pinto horror PROVED that they actually weighed the cost of not doing anything vs payouts on death lawsuits.....

They look at it as simply a "Cost vs. Benefit" calculation and analysis.......

Unlike many other countries, the federal gov't merely fines the corporation with some token dollar penalty.
In a lot of other countries, they imprison the top management and in some, the even execute them if their actions were particularly horrific like in the case of the pinto.....

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Well said, Governor. Stay strong and thank you. eom IllinoisBirdWatcher Mar 2020 #1
It's not only old mothers dying. 50% of Covid-19 deaths are under 70. SunSeeker Mar 2020 #2
Exactly how many lives is a point on the Dow worth? gibraltar72 Mar 2020 #3
Some fucked up corporate or insurance actuarian DENVERPOPS Mar 2020 #7
they only care about the unborn AlexSFCA Mar 2020 #4
They don't care about them either. They're just a useful political football. n/t Crunchy Frog Mar 2020 #12
Fucking A DENVERPOPS Mar 2020 #5
Kick. lunatica Mar 2020 #6
How many repugs are looking up the meaning of social Darwinism right now? Canoe52 Mar 2020 #8
Proud to say I voted for him. wnylib Mar 2020 #9
Kick dalton99a Mar 2020 #10
I love Inslee, but feel like Cuomo is the real President right now. liberalmuse Mar 2020 #11
Wow, I don't think I've ever gotten so many recs on a thread before. Crunchy Frog Mar 2020 #13
I wish this guy was our pick sellitman Mar 2020 #14
Cuomo has been a good governor hangaleft Mar 2020 #15
I hope this is ... pazzyanne Mar 2020 #16
Of course it's sarcasm hangaleft Mar 2020 #17
Thank you. pazzyanne Mar 2020 #18
I wasn't making light of the situation hangaleft Mar 2020 #19
As do I, so in "normal times" I would not have questioned your use of it. pazzyanne Mar 2020 #23
FWIW, here's an example of what I find to be inappropriate humor at this time hangaleft Mar 2020 #26
Now that is funny, and sadly appropriate! pazzyanne Mar 2020 #28
That's MY GOVERNOR !!!!!!!!!!!! pangaia Mar 2020 #20
I didn't notice till today how much he sounds like Boomerproud Mar 2020 #22
Kick SilasSouleII Mar 2020 #21
No human life has a price on it. Obviously rump thinks everything has a price ... SWBTATTReg Mar 2020 #24
Amen Joinfortmill Mar 2020 #25
The Grotesque Orange Pustule leads a death cult that worships money and power. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2020 #27
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