@matuzalem Yeah, we all know how this "insurance model" works. Trump's bankruptcies lead the way, and the public picks up even more bills from big companies.
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@ToruOkada @matuzalem Plus it doesn't say their goal is to stop harming folks or the environment, just that they should have enough insurance to compensate. How much allocated for a life ruined, I wonder?
@gemswinc I gave up on this front after I read a cynical economic evaluation of how to use nuclear energy in the US by dumping all nuclear waste in South American countries where a human life is cheap. @matuzalem
@ToruOkada Oh goodness, no! @matuzalem
@ToruOkada Well practiced business model 😕 @matuzalem
@gemswinc Absolutely. The coal industry has shown how this works. Coal extraction was permitted given the subsequent restoration of the landscape by the company. After the coal extraction of this mine became unprofitable, the company owners took the money and ran, the company collapsed, and nobody was responsible for the restoration part. The local people had to pay this with their taxes. @matuzalem