Multi-billion dollar corporation/s and they seem to be run by bean-counting, corner-cutting, can't-be-bothered-to-do-it-right, stooges who together put the better part of a trillion dollars in economic and environmental damage on the line through their caviler attitudes.

One mistake I can see. Even a couple that interlock. Accidents happen and machinery fails. But at some point the general level of incompetence just glares out at you.

http://www.sootoday.com/content/news/full_story.asp?StoryNumber=46363

Madness, fear, loathing ensue. Condemnation seems too mild. If things are this screwed up exactly what are we fighting for? America used to be about truth and doing the right thing. Or at least being effective and getting things done. Even if what we do isn't always the right thing. We were effective. We could get things done.

This is different. This isn't a best effort that went sideways. This is cutting-edge engineering operated by rejects from Project Runway. When did we turn into clowns whose core competence is limited to financial smoke and mirrors, and tooth veneers?