This profit driven philosophy is quite possibly where the much of the press-on-itis comes from. As for a mantra that the USA always knows best and no-one else is entitled to comment on any of it because they don't understand.....really!
How would relatives of a deceased patient or crew member feel if they knew that lives of their loved ones might not have been lost if things had been different i.e. profit for the service provider wasn't such a major issue?
We had a similar issue in UK a couple of decades ago. The only logical remedy was for CAA legislation to be tightened up, and it was.
As the saying goes, if you think safety is expensive, try having an accident.