Building Codes
Cry Wolf Quotes
They pay absolutely no attention to the fire hazard or to the protection of the employees in these buildings. That is their last consideration.
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Retired New York City Fire Chief Edward F. Croker, 1913
Excited persons rarely accomplish anything…No new laws are needed.
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The New York Times tended to be very pro-business during this period. After the fire, but before the launch of the Factory Investigating Commission. Only date available: 1911.
The owners of real property are becoming terrified by the number of laws which have been enacted affecting real property in New York City…in each succeeding year there is a law passed…This compels the owner to expend…large sums of money, which…are absolutely needless and useless.
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Op-ed by George W. Olvany, special counsel to the Real Estate Board.
[It is a] collectivist [myth that business people] would attempt to sell unsafe food and drugs, fraudulent securities, and shoddy buildings….It is in the self-interest of every businessman to have a reputation for honest dealings and a quality product.
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Alan Greenspan, writing in Ayn Rand's Objectivist newsletter.
