maybe they should. In economics, this is called the problem of externalities -- where one person gets the benefit, and someone else gets the cost.
Dana On 12/4/05, Eric Dawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Is this a problem with market driven economies... > What about social responsibility? > Or is that what the informed (and uninformed) consumer is for? > Or is it both? The consumer and the company have a responsibility to be > informed? > > Maybe the car companies should pay taxes based on emissions? > > Eric > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: December 4, 2005 1:53 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: [x-post] Dealing with Eco-Mentalist Friends > > ok, we'll remember that as we choke on their exhaust <g> you may have a > point but it's a rather perverse one. What about the automobile > manufacturers saying they build guzzlers because that is what people buy? > > Really, we are arguing which form of political correctness is the most > correct...do we really want to do that? > > Dana > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:185694 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
