Is Capitalism And Cutthroat Competition Killing Our Environment

Writen by Lance Winslow

Some believe that Rapid Industrialization and cutthroat competition causes a killing of our environment. Does it? Or is mankind simply to blame? Native Indians are known to have burned down forests to chase their prey out of the tree lines or move neighboring tribes out of their territorial perceived regions. However this topic did come up recently in an online think tank.

One Thinker Karishma States regarding issues of capitalism and environment the following; "In this world of cutthroat competition and rapid industrialization, sometimes I tend to wonder on how the importance and relevance of environmental effects is completely lost."

Actually I take exception to these comments. Personally I feel they are attacking me. I am an entrepreneur. I win markets, I participate in free markets, I deliver the goods and services that you as a citizen desire. You want it; I produce it. Yes I am competitive and yes I as an entrepreneur compete and yes I win. Now in my retirement I moderate this Think Tank Online Forum; but during my reign in my Industry that cutthroat competition propelled my to help the environment and compete. And do it more efficiently as well; let me give you some examples. As you trash verbally everything I am about and condemn me the entrepreneur. I believe you should read Ayn Rand. Here are just a few things I brought to the common good in the "Environmental Realm" in my industry;

First we helped develop the Environmental Policies in my Industry, now used nationwide and copied by other nations too. We also were constantly up on the "Research on BMPs to Comply with NPDES Permitting for Mobile Washers." My company is a Mobile Carwash Franchise and we wash all sorts of other stuff too and always have strong environmental policies and cleaned up our industry as well. We always complied with all EPA and local NPDES Permitting.

So I very much take exception for your broad-brush painting of competition as "evil" as competition brings lower prices, efficiencies and abundance to markets. It delivers everything you see everywhere you go. Who do you think build all this anyway? We did, entrepreneurs and capitalists! And the USA is a competitive market, but we also have clean water here and a clean environment and it is the same innovative spirit, which will keep our environment strong. Your statement sounds Anti-American, Anti-Capitalism, Anti-Free Markets and I ask you to retract it, as you have offended my life's work. - The Entrepreneur

Lance Winslow - Online Think Tank forum board. If you have innovative thoughts and unique perspectives, come think with Lance; www.WorldThinkTank.net/wttbbs/