Workers who cut countertops are dying of silicosis
What I find interesting when comparing the US the Canada on topics like these is that in Canada, there is self-interest in demanding workers be protected. Like beyond the fact that it's a good thing you do.<p>Because we have a public health care system, funded by taxes, having a large number of young men out of the work force (not paying taxes) and using the health care system effectively means my taxes, everyone's taxes, are higher.<p>There's incentives for our government to protect workers from risks that will cost a fortune to fix.<p>In America, there's only the "because it's the right thing to do" reason, which is never enough for anyone to actually do anything.