What Safety Really Costs
By James Quillian, Economist, Political Analyst & Teacher of Natural Law
There’s an old story about a fellow who spent forty‑odd years working in a factory. Time 
finally caught up with him. His back was shot, his hands were worn out, and he couldn’t keep pace with the younger men anymore. The company didn’t have the heart to fire him, so they gave him a “job” out by the woodpile, shooting rats.
One day a friend stopped by and pointed out a rat scurrying across the boards. The old man didn’t even lift his rifle. “I never shoot all of ’em,” he said. “If I did, they might decide they don’t need me.”