Dear Libertarians and Free-market Fundamentalists: Some regulations are good

Haiti, earthquake – 7.7: utter devastation. 200,000+ dead, 300,000+ injured, 1,000,000 homeless, 250,000 residences and 30,000 commercial buildings destroyed

Chile, earthquake – 8.8: 10 times stronger than the Haiti quake, but damage and death toll much lower: <1,000 dead.

A big part of the difference: government regulations called building codes. Some regulations are good, Libertarians and Market Fundies, no matter what your theory says.