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Sunday, 29 October 2006

The sustainable business con

As Helen Clark tells her party conference the Clark government will use "a mix of carrots and sticks" to foist so-called 'sustainability' on New Zealanders, George Reisman points out the con of so-called "sustainable" businesses:
Not surprisingly, a so-called Green Business functions very differently than does a normal business. While a normal business seeks to add amenities to its offerings, a so-called Green Business seeks to subtract them...
Read on.

LINK: The Green business racket: Con Consumers, cut corners, boost profits - George Reisman's blog

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1 comment:

  1. Oswald Bastable29 Oct 2006, 17:07:00

    The carrot always remains just out of reach for the donky.

    The stick, however...

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