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

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has lately been a focal point of modern-day discussions for
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alarming nature and scale. In
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respect, it has been proposed that one way to address
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issue is to make
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and individuals pay for the environmental damage rather than use public funds. Though
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suggestion may seem
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to many, I take issue with
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proposal. To start, there are some valid reasons why
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and individual citizens should be expected to cover expenses associated with the
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,
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make large profits at the cost of the
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, so they can afford to pay to curb
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levels.
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, indeed, is a standard practice in some developed nations of the world where powerful
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fund non-profit cleaning organizations that are set up to maintain our natural surroundings.
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practice not only helps restore the
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but
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often struggles to solve other major issues
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as poverty and poor education.
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, if private citizens pay for their
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, they will become more mindful towards the
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and pollute less.
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, 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
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worldwide pay their share of the
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costs through taxes. Revenue generated from these taxes is often sufficient and should be seen as reparations paid by giant
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which cause
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.
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, in most countries, citizens already pay taxes to make up for their carbon footprint.
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, the suggestion to make people and
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pay even more for
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is likely to be met with general public disapproval. In conclusion,
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there is some logic to charging
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and private individuals for
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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.

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