Climate

Should businesses that pollute be forced to pay for climate disasters?

For

Their actions cause harm, so they should cover the costs.

Against

Disasters are complex and cannot be blamed on one company.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • Yes, and companies should pay up for all their knowing destruction.
    RedditOriginal language: English
  • We produce most of the pollution, we should pay for the damages and cleanup.
    RedditOriginal language: English

Against

  • Because they would pass the cost on to us and we'd pay for it anyways.
    RedditOriginal language: English
  • Someone would have to prove in a court of law that the flooding we just had was a result of the oil industry
    RedditOriginal language: English
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