Dismantling government oversight of corporations is sadly the dream of some under the guise of "small government". I understand why the very wealthy and the corporations do it. I don't understand why average Joes cheer for it. Weak government oversight is going to make every aspect of your life worse. It's going to poison the air you breathe, the water you drink and the food you eat. It's going to make cars less safe. It's going to make air travel less safe.
Fines are the cost of doing business. These companies won't change their ways until thee executives responsible end up going to prison (or worse [1]). We have the likes of the Sacklers who became billionaires killing millions. In a just word, every one of them would die penniless in a 6x8' cell.
The (political) decision to overturn Chevron last week is going to make all of this worse because the likes of Boeing is going to challenge the authority of the FAA, the FTC and the NTSB in court. It's going to find a friendly judge (likely in Texas, which is built for judge shopping) and argue those agencies don't have the authority to oversee them. Or just to temporarily stay or overrule any decision that goes against them.
Fines are the cost of doing business. These companies won't change their ways until thee executives responsible end up going to prison (or worse [1]). We have the likes of the Sacklers who became billionaires killing millions. In a just word, every one of them would die penniless in a 6x8' cell.
The (political) decision to overturn Chevron last week is going to make all of this worse because the likes of Boeing is going to challenge the authority of the FAA, the FTC and the NTSB in court. It's going to find a friendly judge (likely in Texas, which is built for judge shopping) and argue those agencies don't have the authority to oversee them. Or just to temporarily stay or overrule any decision that goes against them.
This is now the world we live in.
[1]: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/nov/24/china-executes...