why you have govt regulations and oversight

[ProblemAgain]

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Coordinates: 40°43′48″N 73°59′43″W

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire

Date	March 25, 1911
Time	4:40 PM (local time)
Location	Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Deaths	146
Injuries	71

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City on March 25, 1911, was one of the deadliest industrial disasters in the history of the city of New York and resulted in the fourth highest loss of life from an industrial accident in U.S. history. It was also one of the deadliest disasters that occurred in New York City – after the burning of the General Slocum on June 15, 1904 – until the destruction of the World Trade Center 90 years later. The fire caused the deaths of 146 garment workers – 123 women and 23 men ^[1] – who died from the fire, smoke inhalation, or falling or jumping to their deaths. Most of the victims were recent Jewish and Italian immigrant women aged sixteen to twenty-three;^[2][3][4] of the victims whose ages are known, the oldest victim was Providenza Panno at 43, and the youngest were 14-year-olds Kate Leone and "Sara" Rosaria Maltese.^[5]

Because the owners had locked the doors to the stairwells and exits – a common practice at the time to prevent pilferage and unauthorized breaks^[6] – many of the workers who could not escape the burning building jumped from the eighth, ninth, and tenth floors to the streets below. The fire led to legislation requiring improved factory safety standards and helped spur the growth of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, which fought for better working conditions for sweatshop workers.

The factory was located in the Asch Building, at 23–29 Washington Place, now known as the Brown Building, which has been designated a National Historic Landmark and a New York City landmark.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire

 and from PBS' American Experience

http://video.houstonpbs.org/video/1817898383/

[LoveLife&Laughter]

...and Rs' policy is to repeal regulations and oversight, they hurt the 1%'s bottom line ... there's always poor people to hire if they can keep them hungry enough, which is also R policy.  

I'm not really a D or a L, but for the life of me I can not figure out why the average American would vote R.

[Ioruach]

I have in the past voted for a couple Rs, though none of them are still in office. Further, they would not fit in with the Rs who currently are. Most notable was Jim Ramstad of Minnesota who, with Patrick Kennedy, was instrumental in legislation to cover mental health and addiction services.


[LoveLife&Laughter]

You're right Lorouch ... I should have said the current R Party,  

[P.A.]

But many people who where members of the traditional republican party are still around and have gone crazy. Lamar Alexander was governor of Tennessee from 1979 to 1987. I actually voted for him once. He is now a senator and almost as crazy as Tea Partiers. He now opposes any minimum wage, all unions, talks about the president like he was a dog or worse and has somehow amassed a net worth of $12 million despite having no job in his life that was not political.

[ProblemAgain]

unfettered by the epa and all those troublesome regulations....welcome to china

[Ioruach]

Now for that first kiss.