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>Companies follow the law. If you don't like the law elect different politicians. Don't get mad at companies that follow the law. If a company is dumping waste
by nprz 8y ago
>Companies follow the law. If you don't like the law elect different politicians. Don't get mad at companies that follow the law.
If a company is dumping waste into a lake and it is not against the law to do so, it is then wrong to get mad at the company? What if this is the behavior of all companies in the area? They all need to dump waste in the lake in order to remain competitive.
Is it wrong to become outraged at the companies for their behavior? They should not be held accountable?
- umanwizard 8y agoWell, “wrong” is subjective, but it’s certainly pointless to get mad at such a company. Companies are amoral, and they are emergent behavior that is a product of a particular political, economic, and cultural situation. It’s a bit like getting outraged at a tree for falling on your house.
- nprz 8y agoHuman beings are also an emergent behavior that are a product of complex biological processes and their environment. Is it pointless to become outraged at a person?
- blhack 8y agoIn seemingly every one of these cases of "corporation doesn't pay TAXES!", it's more along the lines (to use your analogy) of: in 2017, Netflix dredged out a canal to allow access to another waterway. in 2018, they added concrete to the new shoreline to prevent erosion due to the newly created canal. 2019 headlines: In 2018, netflix dumped over 18 bazillion tonnes of concrete into lake nature! It's clickbait, almost every time. Are there "loopholes" (incentive programs) that companies take advantage of? Of course there are. One might argue that those tax incentives are why the United States has one of the strongest economies in the world.