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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Ally
10/4/2017 07:35:30 am
I think it should be the governments responsibility because they care more about the environment than the company being successful
player
10/4/2017 07:38:33 am
companies should be in charge of themselves because the company wanted to be a company and should experience the work that goes into passing there own law.
Seth
10/4/2017 07:39:03 am
I think it should be the governments job because if you let company's do it then they might only make regulations that benefit them and not the environment.
Tori
10/4/2017 07:39:23 am
I think it should be the government's responsibility because not all companies are the same and some cheat people out of their money. We, as America, shouldn't place all power into one section or group of people. Because as history has shown, power can lead to corruption.
isabeau
10/4/2017 07:44:06 am
I think that it should be the governments responsibility because they have to take care of that stuff normally, and know about everything that goes into it. If you let companies take care of it they could be in it just for personal gain, instead of caring about how it will effect everything else?
Lauryn
10/4/2017 07:44:28 am
I think the government should be in charge of the environmental law because companies will only base things off of it'll help or hurt their company. Advantages are if the law will help the company then they will strongly fight for the law which would increase the chances for it to be passed. A disadvantage is that it'll most likely work against them so they will fight against it which would decrease the chance for it to be passed
Interpreter B.O.B
10/4/2017 08:26:49 am
Before everybody starts screaming "Free market!!!111!!11!!!" i'd like to say that, historically speaking, the more we've let companies have free reign over whether or not they want to help the environment, the more obvious it's become that companies will *only* act in favor of the environment IF it is convenient AND easy to do so.
Gracia Rojas
10/4/2017 09:06:34 am
Passing environmental laws should be left in the government hands. Leaving it to the companies is a bad idea because they will care more about succession in their businesses rather then care about the environment.
Hannah
10/4/2017 09:29:08 am
I think it should be the government's responsibility to passing environmental laws because most companies would abuse that power and use it to benefit their own company. An advantage would be if the law benefited a company then they would be all for it and push for the law, but a disadvantage would be the law hurting the company and that company retaliating and voting against the law.
Rylee
10/4/2017 11:55:17 am
I think it should be the governments responsibility for passing the laws because some companies might pass some laws that benefit them and not necessarily the environment like there supposed to be doing.
Amanda
10/4/2017 11:58:37 am
As much as the government should stay out of individual's lives and private owned corporations, saving the environment may be an exception to this clause. Living on Earth is perhaps the only thing every one of us has in common, and therefore is in everyone's personal best interests to maintain the survivability of our beloved planet. When profit is involved, many corporations will disregard the damage they are doing to the environment, and this is where a united power (the government) must step in and create regulations. What is the point of profit if we will not be around long enough to enjoy it?
Karoline
10/5/2017 11:53:32 am
I think that the government should regulate the environment because then every corporation will do the same things, as opposed to different corporations having their own ideas. That way the environment will be for sure protected on all fronts. I think an advantage of corporations handling their own regulations is that then they sometimes go above and beyond, but a problem is when they don't do enough.
Sophie Horvath
10/5/2017 11:54:25 am
I think that the government should be in charge of the making laws for the environment because if we let companies regulate themselves i feel they would do the thing that would not really help the environment to keep cost down for themselves.
Eliza
10/5/2017 12:02:48 pm
I think that the government should be in charge of passing laws to keep everyone up to the same expectations. If a company was to make their own regulations they would lower the standard. Some companies most likely don't care about the environment, so the likelihood that they will take care of it is slim. An advantage to a company regulating themselves would be that they would know individually how they impact the environment. They could enforce a higher standard for themselves and those who work there.
Chloe
10/5/2017 12:03:02 pm
The Government should make laws that help prevent the environment from being hurt because unless individual companies care about the environment, they are going to make it worse. A disadvantage is the companies could hurt the environment with their decisions. An advantage is that their decision could help the environment and everything could be better in the environment
Sierra McMains
10/5/2017 12:04:36 pm
I think it should be the governments responsibility because they should be looking out for our country and making sure we live in a healthy environment.
Dalen Hanquist
10/5/2017 12:05:06 pm
I think it should be the governments responsibility to set regulation guidelines for corporations regulations. It might be much more effective to let the companies be creative and come up with ways to reduce pollution and protect the environment on their own. That way more minds are at work, and it would be less for the government to handle. The government might only need a way to enforce those regulations they set.
Teagan V
10/5/2017 12:09:09 pm
I think it should be the governments job to regulate laws for the company. I think this because the companies could abuse their powers and have the laws benefit them and not the environment.
Hailey Battreall
10/5/2017 12:10:52 pm
I think it should be the governments responsibility to pass laws protecting the environment because if it were the companies job, they would do things to benefit themselves instead of what actually benefits the environment.
mackenzee holloway
10/5/2017 12:46:23 pm
I think that the government should set a base line for the companies to follow because some companies can be to greedy and not care about it and just not do it if it weret completely up to them. However the small things should be up to them because they know how their own company works the best way for their company to help[ the environment is.
Aleyse Evers
10/5/2017 12:53:12 pm
I think the government should pass laws as they have the responsibility. If corporations were in charge of their own environmental regulations then there simply wouldn't be any. Big cooperations care about money and if hurting the environment makes them millionaires then they are going to do it.
izzy
10/6/2017 09:43:48 pm
Yes it should be governments making laws, that way they can oversee all of it and make sure no one is cutting anything short. If companies could make their own rules, they could easily not apply them or not make good enough ones and then hair the environment. An advantage would be that they would be able to make sure they could still get all of their stuff done and not get cut short from the gov. Leave a Reply. |
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