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As long as you have short term growth targets (quarterly financial results) you cannot get big businesses to reckon with the environment. The only possible way
by samdung 7y ago
As long as you have short term growth targets (quarterly financial results) you cannot get big businesses to reckon with the environment.
The only possible way is for people to stop buying unwanted stuff just because it is cheap.
- Reason077 7y ago> "you cannot get big businesses to reckon with the environment." Well, that's what governments are for. It is the government's role to create regulations which promote the broader, long-term interests of the population and environment in situations where markets fail to do so.
- BlueTemplar 7y agoAnd the issue is that big business can afford to "buy" the government. I don't see any other solution to this than to outlaw big business...
- Retric 7y agoTaxes can account for externalities. Smog is a great example where modern western cities have higher air quality and much stronger economies.