Wait a second shouldn't the free market force a company into be more environmentally friendly?
Adam On 1/18/06, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > But that is still government. > > The key is that the goverment is not interfering in the free market > commerce > of the company. The government, be it local or federal, has the right to > enact statutes requiring safe work conditions, environmental standards, > etc, > that businesses must meet in order to operate. > > As long as businesses comply with these, though, their day to day > operations > as they relate to business commerce....are free from government intrusion. > It's a subtle, but important difference. > > > Currently I would say this should fall under state or local government. > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 8:59 AM > >> To: CF-Community > >> Subject: Re: [signs of sanity] MD no longer subsidizing Walmart > >> > >> You mean it isn't socially responsible for corporations not > >> to pollute the environment, and kill people as a result? > >> > >> Or that it is the government's role to intrude on the day to > >> day operations of corporations to control this corporate behavior? > >> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:193029 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
