Another post about a local news story- there was a fatal fire in an apartment at Trump Tower yesterday, a four-alarmer which claimed the life of a 67 year old art dealer and resulted in injuries to six firefighters. This has been the second fire this year in the building, which was completed before the installation of sprinkler systems was mandatory. When legislation which would have required the retrofitting of buildings with sprinkler systems was proposed, Trump lobbied against it.
Despite his gaudy, gilded image, 'The Donald' is still a slumlord at heart. He employed undocumented immigrants to build Trump Tower, stiffed them on their paychecks, and failed to provide them with safety equipment. The gold-leaf in the building lobby probably hides sub-standard wiring and other code violations. I'm one of those crazy individuals who believes that regulations are important, that tenants should expect safe conditions in their dwellings. At the very least, fire suppression systems should be in place in big buildings to protect firefighting personnel. I imagine that the high-rollers who inhabit Trump's high rise death trap believed that their apartments were safe, but placing one's trust in Donald Trump is perilous.
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6 comments:
Everybody hates having to go get licenses, permits, and inspections.
I'm having to find time to go get my car inspected sometime in the next couple of weeks. But like taxes, it's the price we pay for civilization. There are some tedious rules we have to follow to live here.
Things are worse if we don't have the basic standards for buildings, cars, jobs, etc.
That seems to be a simple rule of thumb. Apparently, it's not.
Nailed it.
I dunno about 'slumlord'. His tenants are not poor, helpless single moms and people of color. They are paying millions to buy those condos - if they cared about the quality/safety of the building, they are not without options. If you spend two and a half million dollars on a condo in a highrise without sprinklers and it kills you I gotta figure at least SOME of that is on you.
C'mon, Mr. Bastard, Trump's an asshole but his millionaire clients are NOT victims...
I'm having to find time to go get my car inspected sometime in the next couple of weeks. But like taxes, it's the price we pay for civilization. There are some tedious rules we have to follow to live here.
It's a pain, but it sure beats getting cracked up in an accident because your car is unsafe.
Nailed it.
Thanks.
C'mon, Mr. Bastard, Trump's an asshole but his millionaire clients are NOT victims...
Even if they're not victims, he's a perp.
Like Sgt. LaDavid Johnson, they knew what they were getting into. Right?
Most naked metaphor of all week.
Kafka Blushed.
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