Private enterprise does millions of things very well. It plays by the rules of survival of the fittest and reduces the need for government to run day to day activities. However business does not have any pressure to look after common property, or the long term future. Issues such as health, environment, or a society's culture need to be protected by government on behalf of society. Government needs to draw up the rules. Most business will be happy to work within the rules a long as their competitors are too. Business people are citizens too and just want a stable level playing field. |
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Political beliefs, lobbying, donations, and corruptionPoliticians are humans, and prone to human weaknesses like the rest of us. Their reasons for in-action on climate change may be due to any of this list:
It is very hard to argue against business = jobs = happy voters = good for the country = re-election. Too often this leads to laws that maintain the status quo. |
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Political donationsThe term political donations refers to gifts to a politician, a political party, or an election campaign. In Australia, the majority of political donations come in the form of financial gifts from corporations,[1] which go towards the funding of the parties' election advertising campaigns. Donations from trade unions also play a big role, and to a lesser extent donations from individuals. Donations occasionally take the form of non-cash donations, referred to as gifts-in-kind. The Australian Electoral Commission regulates donations to political parties, and publishes a yearly list of political donors.[2] Donors can sometimes hide their identities behind associated entities.[2] Wikipedia |
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Election funding by government |
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