Taxation

Ever since the Industrial Revolution the business community has used more natural resources than the collective public. Year after year industry consume and destroy the air, water and land resources of the world. Yet, business pays less taxes to the government and has been lagging behind as a "friend of the environment" as so many executives have put it. If the business community had any ethical code at all they should be compelled to give back to the community in which they operate, whether it be through service or monetary compensation. The community that destroys the most natural resources should feel a need to return the favor to the public or at least nature, the source of their exploitation. However, since the business world is not willing to do this, the government should make some sort of legislation to clean up the bad business act. To counter this, business got into the pockets of legislators through lobbying and campaign support and the government officials had no choice but to follow the commands of their supporters. So, I think the only way for an ethical code to be established in business is for the public to take action and force legislators to act justly and follow their morals. Without this the continued exploitation of the communities in which business lives will decline and the world will cease to exist as we know it.