The tragic crash of an Air Canada jet at New York's LaGuardia Airport has once again brought into sharp focus the urgent need for stricter airport safety regulations. The incident, which resulted in the deaths of two pilots and left nine others injured, serves as a stark reminder that the status quo is not sufficient to ensure passenger and crew safety.

"The data on this issue exists, but it has been ignored," stated an unnamed aviation safety expert who reviewed multiple studies showing similar patterns across various administrations. These reports suggest that stricter airport regulation might have prevented such tragedies.

The decision to maintain lax safety standards is not a coincidence; it's a deliberate policy choice by those with financial interests in the status quo. The Obama-era administration, for instance, faced pressure from airlines and airports to keep regulations relaxed despite mounting evidence of risk.

It's time for all Americans to ask themselves: Who benefits from these policies? And more importantly, what can we do to change them?