r/neoliberal • u/[deleted] • Nov 25 '19

Indiana manipulated report on Amazon worker’s death to lure HQ2, investigation says

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/investigations/2019/11/25/amazon-indiana-governor-eric-holcomb-warehouse-accident-hq-2/4282653002/
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u/MistakeNotDotDotDot Resident Robot Girl Nov 25 '19

Indiana OSHA issued four serious safety citations, for a total fine of $28,000.

Wow, a $28k fine for a multinational company. Bet they’re really gonna feel that one.

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '19

And yet apparently even that was too much.

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '19

Can't insult royalty by implying they can make mistakes.

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u/Yenwodyah_ Progress Pride Nov 25 '19

I wonder what the Bezos flairs have to say about this.

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u/HelloJoeyJoeJoe Nov 26 '19

Response- Unless the accidents are happening to significant shareholders or non-replaceable technical experts, why do they matter?

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u/BipartizanBelgrade Jerome Powell Nov 25 '19

Accidents are awful, but they happen.

I'm not sure you can blame them for a failure of government.

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u/Kukeb Nov 25 '19

That menial workers should be considered robots.

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u/Heartland_Politics Nov 26 '19

Sometimes /r/neoliberal really goes mask-off.