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> food and water regulation Just wondering. Why do you think forcing companies into complying with some regulation is necessarily a good thing? If the custome
by goshakkk 13y ago
> food and water regulation
Just wondering. Why do you think forcing companies into complying with some regulation is necessarily a good thing?
If the customers care about this kind of safety, the producers will voluntarily comply with some private standards and will pass some private certification to attract customers.
So that is definitely not a valid reason of where government is needed. It can be done without the govt and without coercion.
(I could expand on every point you consider to be a good reason for existence of the state if you wish.)
- pogue 13y agoIf you don't force companies to comply with regulations for the benefit of society, they will simply cut corners to increase the profit margins to the themselves and their shareholders. This is essentially true for any industry where there is potential for damage to the environment, or even their end consumers. I don't have any exotic links to theories or viewpoints on this, but it is my firm believe. Consumers cannot necessary demand something if they're not aware of it (ie: EPA testing water supply for contaminants, USDA testing meat supply for salmonella). It's taken decades of pushing for the populace to get basic things like the Clean Food & Water Act(s) passed and be able to eat/drink/consume products being able to know what the ingredients are and not (for the most part) getting sick from doing so. Regulation needs to and should exist for basic human services of life.