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Zum Brückeneinsturz kommentiert Brad Edmonds in seinem Artikel "The Wrong Lessons of the Bridge Collapse":

"Too much government was the cause of the problem; adding even more government will inevitably make the problem worse. I guarantee the additional money will go to the same old government contractors — builders and engineers — some predictable percentage of whom will offer kickbacks to inspectors and bureaucrats to get favor over other builders and engineers. Once a government official is on the illegal gravy train, inspections never become more intensive.

The correct solution: get government completely out of the business of building bridges. Private engineers and inspectors, completely independent of the power of government to insulate them from the consequences of shoddy work, will inspect with the zeal of (most) private accounting and law firms, who jealously guard their reputations for excellence. Imagine how safe we'd feel if the people who inspect and approve bridges could actually lose their jobs and their fortunes if they make a fatal mistake!

We should all learn this lesson from the bridge collapse: nearly every newsworthy tragedy we see would be less common if those who could have prevented it were subject to the harsh and impartial oversight of the free market. At the same time, nearly every tragedy we see will result in endlessly broadcast exhortations that we eliminate more of that free market and replace it with more of the same government that allowed the tragedy to happen in the first place. The same counterarguments presented above will apply the next time you see a newsworthy tragedy. If enough of us begin using them, perhaps someday we'll start learning these correct lessons."