For the ex-President Ronald Reagan's administration big business loved being able to do anything it wanted to, without being stopped by any government oversight.

In the early 1900's certain big business manufacturers didn't have much governmental oversight.  Child labor was not uncommon.  If an individual had the bad luck of an accident in one of the fast moving machines as the Industrial Revolution swung into high speed, any compensation was minimal, until some time later.

Labor laws were enacted guaranteeing fair and just compensation for accidents, such as losing a finger or other body parts.

!2-hour days were not uncommon.  It took workers' unions to bring abut the 40-hour week.  It took workers uniting to demand fair and just salary scales for labor.