Your life's not that important

[ck4829]

They'll fight to protect asbestos.

They'll swing a sword to protect corporations from the minimum wage.

They'll send this country's young men and women to die in a pointless war.

They'll make sure their lobbyist friends and their clients are well taken care of.

They'll protect Exxon Mobil from the facts of Global Warming.

But, when you get cancer and can't pay for the treatment, where will they be for you?

Your life's not that important to them, unless you have corporate personhood or are unborn, then things might be different for you.

[porphyrian]

1. Whose priorities are out of whack again? Good post. - n/t

[valerief]

2. Republicans protect property. Democrats protect people and property. nt

[nuxvomica]

3. Corporate economists can even tell you how much it's worth

In dollars. They weigh the potential profit of some action against it's potential cost, including damages for loss of life or limb. Whenever a politician promotes "tort reform" he is promoting the devaluation of human life.

[stillcool]

4. as the pendulum swings...

I give you bitter pills in sugar coating. The pills are harmless; the poison is in the sugar.

Stanislaw Lem

[Benhurst]

5. Life is cheap in BushAmerica. NT