The president finally used the Defense Production Act to force a major industry to make a substantial change. He has ordered meatpacking plants to remain open (“Trump wants meat plants kept open,” Business, April 29).
Are you pleasantly surprised, or are you outraged?
Put billionaires in charge of these decisions, and we should not be surprised when they provide cover to big businesses to force workers into unsafe working conditions. The president’s order could provide businesses with protection from worker lawsuits, and it gives only lip service to the health and safety of those workers.
Put billionaires in charge of these decisions, and we should not be surprised when huge pharmaceutical, insurance, and industrial conglomerates are “forced” to take only the most token steps to help and protect our families, our neighbors, and our nation.
Where are all those masks and ventilators?
I, for one, am outraged.
Bob Bickerton
Hyde Park
Note from KBJ: Nobody cares about your outrage, Bob. Settle down and enjoy life.
