Trickle-down economics

[_MeDotOrg]

Recently I wrote a post about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, the largest workplace disaster in New York city prior to 9/11. 146 garment workers, mostly women, as young as young as 11, were killed. The doors had been locked to prevent pilferage.

80 years later, 25 people were killed in a food processing plant in North Carolina. Once again, the fire doors had been locked. The plant had never been inspected by Occupational, Safety and Health administration.

In the Pakistani cities of Karachi and Lahore yesterday, fires broke out in 2 clothing factories. Once again, the doors had been locked to prevent pilferage. 258 people died in Karachi, including a 10 year old boy. 25 died in Lahore.

What do the deaths of an eleven year old girl in New York and a 10 year old boy in Karachi separated by 101 years have in common?

Just about everything.