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21st April 08, 08:47 AM
#26
 Originally Posted by ccga3359
 Originally Posted by beloitpiper
I mean, I still practice with ear plugs. I want to still have hearing later in life, but legislating it is stupid.
It is just a different approach, IMHO. In Europe, the attitude is to protect people from bad stuff happening, whereas in the US it appears to be to compensate them (or encourage litigation) when bad stuff happens. European employers have a duty of care to their employees, US employers have a desire to avoid being sued. I personally would prefer the bad stuff not to happen to me (in this case damaged hearing) than to get a wodge of money after the fact but that is probably my European cultural background :-)
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