Nosmo King
Gold Member
Is your whole opinion based on anecdotal evidence, or do you, like me, have some real life experience dealing with workplace safety issues in general and OSHA in particular?This is a good thing. The Less Government does,the better off our Country is. I have always argued that our Congress should meet less often. They're just in session too much. Now they just over-reach and take more of our Freedoms away. They're doing stupid things like banning Light Bulbs. That's not why they were sent to Congress. I don't know anyone who was clamoring for our Government to ban Light Bulbs. They should meet less often and for shorter sessions. The less we see of them,the better off we all are. It's like a breath of fresh air when they're gone away on Recess. So people need to change their perceptions of what a 'Productive Congress' is. The old perceptions just don't work anymore. The more they meet,the more you get screwed. That's the reality. I support more Recesses for sure. When they're away,i know they can't destroy the Nation any more.
First, I wonder what precious American freedoms are threatened by using more efficient lighting.
But if you think Congress is the destroyer of freedoms, why don't you advocate diminishing or eliminating regulatory agencies? Ban the EPA. that way, whatever company wanting to strip mine coal, dump hazardous waste into the air, soil and water can do so and make a larger profit!
Ban OSHA so the companies can do away with those restrictive regulations on personal protective equipment, confined space entry procedures and lock out/tag out rules concerning power supplies. More company profit is sure to result.
Perhaps the Congress can take up tort reform before adjourning forever so individuals cannot sue after they lose an arm or a life because there are no longer OSHA regulations looking out for their safety. Towns and cities can't sue because a plant has poisoned the municipal water supply with toxic waste. Get those nuisance suits out of the way of further progress and profit.
After all, without the safeguards imposed by the will of the people through Congress, our corporate bosses can run with impunity through our lives just so they can enhance their bottom lines and impress their stockholders.
OSHA is also known for slapping fines on people for not labeling a bottle of windex.
There is a line where government regulation can actually protect and where it hampers business and choices of employers and employees both.
Here's a great example.
Mayor Moron Menino of the once great state of Assachusetts is on a crusade to close down cigar bars because people who work there would be better off on unemployment rather than working in a smoking establishment. Mayor Moron doesn't care that those people chose to work there did he?
Whenever the government tells you that you'd be better off doing something their way watch out because you will be forced to do it their way whether you choose to or not.
Things are seldom as they are reported on Fox once you enter the real world.