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Old 12-15-2005, 19:19 PM   #260 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by barrowaj
That's not an equivalent analogy. Profit is the reward to produce things that are useful. If what companies produced wasn't valuable, people wouldn't buy it. But when they pollute the environment, we all have to pay. And not just us, but our children and their children, etc.
Overall industry produces goods and services that enrigh our lives, our childrens' lives, etc. Why not reward them for that?

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