And I was thinking like one of the other reasons why Ryan built Rapture was to escape Lord Death. Because he wanted to claim immortality (which he sort of also does in the game as well) like it would go like this.
I am Andrew Ryan, and I am here to ask you a question. Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow?
'No,' says the man in Washington, 'it belongs to the poor.'
'No,' says the man in the Vatican, 'it belongs to God.'
'No,' says the man in Moscow, 'it belongs to everyone.'
'No,' says the man in Death City, 'it belongs to Lord Death'