Sad but true. The food stamp cowboy is a close relative of the OSHA cowboy:
A food stamp cowboy would actually need all the protections afforded by OSHA. A real cowboy would not.
A cowboy fills a niche. Ironworkers are cowboys too. This is how the big cities were built:
Dangerous.
Life is dangerous. Every generation develops its own definition, but getting nothing done is dangerous too.