Thought Question: Should it be the government's responsibility to pass laws protecting the environment, or should companies be in charge of regulating themselves? What are the advantages and disadvantages of letting corporations handle their own regulations?
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Caitlin
10/3/2018 07:37:48 am
I think the government should make ser laws to protect the environment so the companies can't disregard the environment because they have to follow the laws. If you let the corporations handle it, they could be for or against protecting the environment so they might make good or bad choices regarding it. They could make more personalized policies and rules that would work better for them as a company.
Anderson
10/3/2018 07:40:20 am
I believe it is the government's role to protect the environment because a healthy environment is needed for the welfare of the citizens of the country. An advantage to letting companies regulate themselves is it helps to encourage growth. A disadvantage is that corporations will exploit the environmental resources and then do nothing to help those who are affected.
Figs Ju
10/3/2018 07:41:02 am
It should definitely be the government's responsibility to pass laws that protect the environment. Some companies, if allowed to handle their own regulations might have better regulations than some of our current law. Most companies though, they are in the business market, the goal is to make money and if that means that less regulation makes more money then they will not enforce much to benefit the environment.
Ethan
10/3/2018 07:44:47 am
I think that the government should have the final say in whether a law gets passed but i think that the smaller companies should have a big part in what goes into those laws because that is their specific field. A advantage to this is that the laws would help that area out more because the people who are making them are right there on the scene and know what they are talking about. A disatvantage is that the people that are saying these things only know about that one area son they cant speak for all the areas in the united states.
Gabby
10/3/2018 07:48:25 am
Companies can not be trusted to regulate themselves. With the current regulations the government imposes on companies there are still "errors" and companies that have total disregard for the regulations as is. So no the government should continue being in charge of implementing the laws that aim to protect the environment and this responsibility should not be left on the hands of the companies.
erin teske
10/3/2018 12:24:35 pm
I believe that the government should make the final say in laws rather than the company themselves due to the idea that the company is not so much revolved around governmental policies and know the right and wrongs of how to finalize laws.
Grace
10/3/2018 12:27:02 pm
The government should write laws for companies to follow because some companies will put out way too much waste and end up harming the environment. Although the companies can adjust their own plans to specifically fit their needs, some might fake it and end up using however many resources they need.
Sydney
10/3/2018 12:27:24 pm
I think that the government should have some say in environmental regulations. If it is left up to the companies they will not often not try to protect the environment and they will do whatever they can to make more profit. A benefit would be the regulations could be customized to fit a company. A disadvantage would be companies might not follow regulations if there are not penalties to not following them.
blake
10/3/2018 12:28:59 pm
a positive from letting corporations regulate themselves is that its cheaper for the government plus those regulations could increase public opinion of the company in the eyes of the public, a negative is if a company has no government regulations then they could use cheaper means of manufacturing products and ruin the environment.
Max Lambert
10/3/2018 12:31:11 pm
I think the government should be involved because companies will do whatever is best for themselves and not really care about the environment so an outside force is needed to keep a balance.
Kinlee
10/3/2018 12:31:36 pm
I think that governments should make laws because if companies are regulating now they wont in the future and they will only start to regulate if there is actually a rule for what they can and cannot do.
Emily Nelson
10/3/2018 12:32:25 pm
I think that it should be the govt's responsibility because that way everyone will be required to follow the same rules and the rules and regulations would be more strict. Advantages of cooperations regulating themselves would be that the rules could be tailored to better fit the organization, but disadvantages would be that the rules may not be strong or strict enough or the companies might slack off on their own rules.
Stock
10/3/2018 12:32:39 pm
There should be a balance between companies regulating themselves and the government making laws to protect the environment. By letting companies regulate themselves it save the government a lot of time, but the downfall if this is that companies would cheat the system and place regulation that don't effect them or just not make them at all.
Abby
10/3/2018 12:33:53 pm
I think that the government should be in charge of making laws to protect the environment because large corporations may ignore policies that protect the environment if they are self regulating. Although, an advantage to letting companies self regulate environmental policies would be that the government has more time to focus on other laws.
Olivia Baker
10/3/2018 12:35:17 pm
I think the government should have the final say because they have the final say in most things so why not this too. A negative is companies could do what ever they want and could harm the environment. An advantage is that companies could make the environment better with going through the government first.
Deja
10/3/2018 12:37:10 pm
I think the government should make laws regarding to the environment so that companies have no choice but to follow the rules. An advantage of letting companies regulate themselves could allow them to make specific environmental decisions that are good for their company. A disadvantage would be not having laws so that they are able to hurt the environment without a negative consequence.
Parks
10/3/2018 12:37:14 pm
The government should definitely be in charge of making environmental laws. Companies would be extremely lenient with their laws, and would make them beneficial to them and the growth of their companies. An advantage however would be that companies would be forced to regulate themselves and make sure that they don't fail for any negligence.
Myo Ka Zin Soe
10/4/2018 08:54:01 am
I think the government should responsible for passing laws to protect the environment because if they allow the companies to pass the laws then the companies might not pass laws that will protect the environment. Instead they will pass laws that will help their company.
Tyrece Griggs
10/4/2018 09:00:19 am
Id say the government because i feel like if a company was in charge people would really follow what they have to say.
Lyndon
10/4/2018 09:05:26 am
I also think the government should pass laws so companies don’t go out of control with making their own. If companies made laws it would only be ones beneficial towards their environment.
Erica
10/4/2018 09:05:40 am
I don't think letting the corporations decide their own regulations is a smart idea. Corporations will always use the quickest, cheapest way they can to make their product, and most don't care what they do to the environment as long as they keep making money. If we did let the corporations decide their own regulations, they might be able to make better decisions on how to help stop pollution or prevent more greenhouse gases being released because they know how their manufacturing works best, but this would require companies to have morals and not care about having to spend more money. We know that would never happen with the big companies that are causing the most damage. Therefore, it is best that the government decides the regulations for companies.
Hunter
10/4/2018 09:06:46 am
I think the government should make laws protecting the environment because companies wont always regulate themselves
Julie Ferro
10/4/2018 09:10:39 am
I think it should be common sense to keep an eye on emissions and the effect they're having on the environment but i think the government should be in charge of passing the environmental laws because of the fact that they have more power then the companies. An advantage is letting companies handle environmental problems on their own is that they know exactly what the company is doing and what their emissions are and can handle them accordingly. A disadvantage of letting the companies handle their environmental problems is that they could think that it is too expensive to control their emissions and just disregard them.
Dan Opperman
10/4/2018 09:10:48 am
Advantages: business faces fewer regulations (regulations often add costs to a business) (less regulation causes more innovation)
Talia Butler
10/4/2018 09:12:22 am
I believe it should be the government responsibility to pass laws that protect the environment because they’re in charge of making sure our world gets what it needs. Companies can regulate themselves if they want to but they need to be positive that they’re not gonna let that area fall down, and turn to trash. Advantages of companies running an environment on their own is it won’t be missed used, and I think people won’t bother it as much. Disadvantage is if the company can’t fund the land anymore to keep it fresh it’ll most likely become stocked with trash.
Cole Hays
10/4/2018 09:13:41 am
I believe that the government should have a little say in things because most companies don't care and only want profit, so with that if the government had decided to pass some sort of laws to help regulate what some companies can and can't do would benefit the environment but would effect the companies flow of profit and so some companies wouldn't bother trying to do what they want. Leave a Reply. |
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