Some people think that companies and private individuals should pay to clean up the pollution that they produce, not the government (taxes/public funds).

Industrial

pollution

has lately been a focal point of modern-day discussions for

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alarming nature and scale. In

this

respect, it has been proposed that one way to address

this

issue is to make

companies

and individuals pay for the environmental damage rather than use public funds. Though

this

suggestion may seem

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to many, I take issue with

this

proposal. To start, there are some valid reasons why

companies

and individual citizens should be expected to cover expenses associated with the

environment

.

Firstly

,

companies

make large profits at the cost of the

environment

, so they can afford to pay to curb

pollution

levels.

This

, indeed, is a standard practice in some developed nations of the world where powerful

companies

fund non-profit cleaning organizations that are set up to maintain our natural surroundings.

Such

practice not only helps restore the

environment

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but

also

the government

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often struggles to solve other major issues

such

as poverty and poor education.

Finally

, if private citizens pay for their

pollution

, they will become more mindful towards the

environment

and pollute less.

Nevertheless

, I am of the opinion that the government should take full responsibility as far as

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environmental issues go. The main reason has to do with the fact that most production

companies

worldwide pay their share of the

pollution

costs through taxes. Revenue generated from these taxes is often sufficient and should be seen as reparations paid by giant

companies

which cause

pollution

.

Similarly

, in most countries, citizens already pay taxes to make up for their carbon footprint.

Therefore

, the suggestion to make people and

companies

pay even more for

pollution

is likely to be met with general public disapproval. In conclusion,

while

there is some logic to charging

companies

and private individuals for

pollution

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they cause, I am of the view/opinion that the government should foot the environmental bill for the reasons stated above.