LaffyFeb 13, 2024

"US worker safety officials fined Elon #Musk’s SpaceX $3,600 this month after an accident at its site in Washington state led to a “near amputation" ...

A Reuters investigation late last year found that Musk’s rocket company disregarded worker-safety regulations and standard practices at its facilities nationwide. Through interviews and government records, the news org documented at least 600 previously unreported injuries of SpaceX workers since 2014" https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/musks-spacex-fined-near-amputation-suffered-by-worker-records-show-2024-02-13/

Show threadSteve's PlaceFeb 13, 2024

@GottaLaff Fining billionaires so little is insulting.

He spent $44 billion for Twitter. Assuming he rakes in at least $3.6 billion/year, that's 0.0001% of his income. If you make $36,000/year, that's the equivalent of $3.60.

It's not a fine with any meaning, and I'll bet he makes more money annually than that.

It's frustrating how many laws brutalize the rest of us and how few ever soil the white gloves of wealth.

Show threadLaffyFeb 13, 2024
@steter Well also, this is why he keeps doing bad things. He knows he can.
Show threadSteve's PlaceFeb 13, 2024
@GottaLaff We need tort reform, once the cry of Republicans. All they did was make themselves immune from monetary damages in any way that matters. I might be grumpy about this.
Show threadLaffy
@steter you SHOULD be
Feb 13, 2024 at 7:51pmWeb