Many times when you hear people describe how our country's economic system works they use terms like capitalism and free enterprise. These terms evoke thoughts of having the right to own your own business, make a profit from that business, make decision regarding where, when and how that business should operate. We believe it is our right as Americans to have the government stay out of our business. Give me your opinion on the following scenarios:
1. You decided you want to open a pawn shop on the same block as an elementary school. The local town ordinance states that you cannot do this because of the type of merchandise and clientele the shop might draw. Do you think this is right? Should you be able to open this business anywhere you like? Should the government have a say in this?
2. Fred owns a cigarette vending machine company. He wants to place a machine in the local fast food dinner. Fred knows that cigarette companies need to replace 1000 new smokers a day to replace those that die from health complications. Fred also knows that many teenagers from the local high school hang out at the dinner. Fred has offered the owner of the dinner a nice cash incentive to sweeten the deal if he allows the machine to be placed in the dinner. Since we live in a free market economy should the government be allowed to decide where potentially dangerous business can operate or should it be solely up to the dinner owner? Do you think it will be good for the local economy if the machine is allowed into the dinner?
47 comments:
1. According to law, I can open my pawn shop anywhere that i want as long as it doens't violate any laws. The school however does have the right to voice their opinion about me moving my shop, but they do not have the right to make me move. I think it would be a violation of our freedoms for the governemnt to try and intervene with where people opened their business, so I personally think that the government should not have say in the matter.
2. I don't think that the governemnt should be able to tell Fred where he can and cannot put his machine, if the owner of the diner gives him the okay, than i believe that he should be able to put it in the diner. I also don't think that the machine would make much of an effect on the economy, its not incredibly convinient, and cigarettes can be purchased at other locations.
1. You decided you want to open a pawn shop on the same block as an elementary school. The local town ordinance states that you cannot do this because of the type of merchandise and clientele the shop might draw. Do you think this is right? Should you be able to open this business anywhere you like? Should the government have a say in this?
Even though the pawn shop may sell things that can be quite dangerous we should still be able to open the pawn shop in that location because it is our right. Guns would be the biggest point against opening the pawn shop but we have the amendment the right to bear arms. Denying the public this liberty is like denying us of our freedom. Pawn shops are very secure and have the most dangerous materials out of reach from the customers walking in.
2. Fred owns a cigarette vending machine company. He wants to place a machine in the local fast food dinner. Fred knows that cigarette companies need to replace 1000 new smokers a day to replace those that die from health complications. Fred also knows that many teenagers from the local high school hang out at the dinner. Fred has offered the owner of the dinner a nice cash incentive to sweeten the deal if he allows the machine to be placed in the dinner. Since we live in a free market economy should the government be allowed to decide where potentially dangerous business can operate or should it be solely up to the dinner owner? Do you think it will be good for the local economy if the machine is allowed into the dinner?
Fred should be allowed to place his cigarette machines in the fast food dinner because that is his right. It is up to the consumer to realize that what they are buying is harmful to them and have the common sense not to purchase cigarettes. Even though it is a hot spot for high school students at that age you are fully capable of figuring out what you should and shouldn't do. As for the local economy it is entirely up to who buys the product it is their choice and no one will make it for them.
1. I think the government should have a say in this when what your trying to sell could influence either young kids or people who wouldn’t know any better.
2. I don’t think it will be good for the economy as much as it is good for the company. Since it would mostly effect older kids, I believe they should be able to know right from wrong, and what they can and cant do.
1. I think that the pawn shop should be able to build were ever it wants to. The government shouldn't have a say in where bussiness are opening up unless it starts to cause damage to the local town, enviorment, or other things.
2.I think that the vending machine should be aloud in the dinner. I think this because it is up to the individual person to decide whether or not they want to take the risk of smoking. The government should not have a say in where they decide to place or not place a cigarrett vending machine.
1. I think this is right because of the people pawn shops attract; it could be some what dangerous for them to be near the school. I think you shouild be able to open a business anywhere you want with in reason though; meaning you cant open up a rifle or gun store next to any type of school. tahts drastic but its a good example. The governmetn should havea little bit of a say beacuse its their job to keep people safe and out of harm; or potetntial harm.
2. I think the government should be allowed to make decsiions like these ones taht can protect people from being harmed. Its is somewhat the dinners owners decision to just if ther government steps in and says its not a goo dspot because of the harm it can bring to the dinner then they have the right to do that in my opnion. I think it would be bad for the local economy because if so many people start smoking form the machine then its not good. It should no go into the dinner because people can be harmed from it.
1. You decided you want to open a pawn shop on the same block as an elementary school. The local town ordinance states that you cannot do this because of the type of merchandise and clientele the shop might draw. Do you think this is right? Should you be able to open this business anywhere you like? Should the government have a say in this?
I don't think this is right. Although I don't think opening a pawn shop near an elementary school is a good idea, as an American and through the American economy you should be allowed to open business wherever you like. The government should not have a say in how or where you want to open a business. If parents or people near that school have a problem with you opening a pawn shop near the school they should do something directly to get their point across, not have the government do it for them.
2. Fred owns a cigarette vending machine company. He wants to place a machine in the local fast food diner. Fred knows that cigarette companies need to replace 1000 new smokers a day to replace those that die from health complications. Fred also knows that many teenagers from the local high school hang out at the diner. Fred has offered the owner of the dinner a nice cash incentive to sweeten the deal if he allows the machine to be placed in the dinner. Since we live in a free market economy should the government be allowed to decide where potentially dangerous business can operate or should it be solely up to the dinner owner? Do you think it will be good for the local economy if the machine is allowed into the dinner?
The choice should be up to the diner owner. If he chooses to put it in his diner, it is his choice solely. There should still be restrictions on the machine following laws about who is allowed to purchase tobacco products. It will most likely help the local economy because it will put money into their pockets. The money may be coming from people who are harming their own health, but it those people's choice to smoke and it is only their health their risking.
1. No, that shop would attract the type of people you don't want around little kids, the government should have a say but to an extent.
2. No, the government should not have a say in this situation, Fred owns it so Fred should be able to decide if he wants it in his resteraunt or not. I dont think it would help the local economy.
1. I do not think that it is right for the government to tell me that I can not open a pawn shop on the same block as an elementary school. You should not be able to open a business anywhere you like otherwise someone may try to put a gun store or a club next to the elementary school. The government should not allow certain types of bussiness within a certain distances of elementary schools.
2.Even though we live in a free market economy I think that the government should be allowed to decide if a dangerous business can operate in the dinner since it is the governments job to protect us as citizens. I think it would be good for the economy because the machine would make a lot of money potentially.
1) I think there should be limits to exactly what you can do and where, to an extent. Steps should definitely be taken to ensure the safety and well-being of the students of the elementary school, and if that involves the banning of a pawn shop on the same street, then yes, the gov't should have a say.
2) Although we live in a free market economy, regulations and restrictions should be put in place to protect citizens from harmful products (tobacco). While the tobacco company may be stimulated by the new sales, the economy as a whole will suffer, as health care is provided to the smokers from tax payers' money. The 1000 customers that need to be replaced daily died due to the product, thus, not only is exposing teenagers to the product morally wrong, but also economically wrong.
1.) In this situation I think it is acceptable for the government to say you cannot put your shop their. Its acceptable because pawn shops do draw a ceratin kind of customer and children do not need to be in that kind of environment.
2.)I think it should be up to the Diner owner since the machine is being placed in his Diner. I do not think it would be good for the local economy because more people would smoke in the Diner and people who dont smoke would not eat there as much. Also becuase many young people would likely start to smoke, which is deadly.
1. I think that this is right because it has nothing to do with me but the overall safety of the children in the school. I dont thing you should be able to open a business in a place that might harm the life of another person. The government should have a say in this but they shouldnt be too uptight about it unless it could hurt someone.
2. I think that the government should have a say in this because if they dont then they are allowing the opportunity for a minor to purchase things that could affect his health. It would be good for the local economy because a lot of people smoke cigarettes but then when they die they will have to go to the hospital which is more money spent so it is a long cycle but they are spending money so that helps the economy.
1. I think it is a little risky to open up a pawn shop near a school but, I think you should be able to open it here as a freedom. You should be able to open a business wherever you like and the government should have little say in this.
2. The government should have little say in this, it should be primarily the diner owner's decision. It would be good for the economy but not for the health of the community.
no it is not right. if that was my business and that was the location where i could open it, i still would. i should be able to open it anywhere becuase its just like any other business out there. no becuase the government isnt always right.
it should be up to the dinner not the government. people and teenagers are gonna smoke if they wany, nothing is going to stop them. it will be good for the local economy becuase it will have a good amount of business. all smokers like to have one after a meal which will make them buy some if they already dont have any.
1. I think it is right because for the saftey of the children. You would rather be safe then sorry. I think a business should open anywhere it wants to as long as it is in a safe place. I think sometimes the goverment might have a say but they shouldn't have a big one and let the people decide.
2.I think that the dinner owner should make that desicion it is his shop and if he wants to risk buisness like that then he can go ahead. I think it would hurt the local economy and it would eliminate alot of people who go there.
1. No i dont think its right for the government to just tell you that you cant open somewhere because of your surroundings. In most cases you should be aloud to open a business where ever you like.
2. I think it is the Dinners owner who can decide on this but maybe the goverment could have some in put. I think could help the economy alittle if there are alot of people that smoke.
1. I think that i should still be able to run the pawn shop. As an american i have the right to place my shop where i would like to place it and the surrounding of that shop should not affect that right. I dont think the government should have a say in this.
2.I dont that the cigarette vending machine shold be allowed to be put there because of aalready established laws. You are not allowed to purchase cigarettes under the age of 18 and with this machine anyone of any age would be able to purchase cigarettes. If there was no previously established law i think this would be allowable because of the free market but because of the law no.
1.) I think in this situation, it is a good thing that we have the government telling us where we can have these types of businesses because if we didn't, there is no telling what we might experience. There is a time and place for everything, and having a pawn shop down the street from an elementary school is neither.
2.)I think that there should be certain regulations that the government puts out that still gives some rights to the owner. It is in part because of the freedom that comes along with owning your own business that people open businesses. I dont think it is a good idea to keep the machine in the fast food resturant because it is putting a bad influence into not only the high schoolers that hang out there, but anyone who comes to eat. I know that businesses need to make money, but they can do it somewhere else.
1.) I do not think the government should have any control of where a company can operate its business. I think if a business has a chance to operate it in a certain area that the company should be aloud to do so. The governement should have a say in this but they should'nt be the only determining factor.
2.) I think that if the dinner wants to have a cigeratte vending machine in their restaurant that they should have the free will to do so. I would not suggest this dinner be a classy restaurant because having such a machine sitting in the restaurant brings down the productivity in the company. The machine would be an eye soar. I do not think it would affect the local economy.
1.) I do not think the government should have any control of where a company can operate its business. I think if a business has a chance to operate it in a certain area that the company should be aloud to do so. The governement should have a say in this but they should'nt be the only determining factor.
2.) I think that if the dinner wants to have a cigeratte vending machine in their restaurant that they should have the free will to do so. I would not suggest this dinner be a classy restaurant because having such a machine sitting in the restaurant brings down the productivity in the company. The machine would be an eye soar. I do not think it would affect the local economy.
1. I would never open a pawn shop but I guess if i had to and the only place available to put it was near and elementry school then the government shouldn't be able to do anything. Just because the pawn shop is near and elementry school doesn't mean that their going to sell weapons to them, the same rules apply as if they were ten miles from the school. Its the owners right to do whatever he/she wants with the land or shop.
2. If I were the owner of the dinner I would never put a cigarette machine in my store but again i think its up to the owner. Then again the government baned cigarette tv commercials so I guess the government can potentially do what it wants. I don't see how you could regulate the age of the person buying the cigarettes since there is a legal age for smoking. If the machine is put into the dinner then it would probably get more business simply because it has easy access to cigaretts.
1. I think you should be able to able to open a pawn shop where you choose but try to make it reasonable on where you put it. For example I dont think next to an emementary school would be that good because there are going to be a lot of kids running by there everyday and the owner probably wouldnt like that and it could affect his business.
2. I think that would be an innaporpriate decision for the dinner owner because if a cigarette machine is placed in there, it may attract people who dont even want to go to dinner just buy cigaretts. It's also not a good influence on younger children. I do not think the dinner owner should allow that at all. That could really ruin some families dinner and coould be dangerous if younger kids come up and try to buy some cigarettes.
1. I think that Government should have a say. I think this store should have a right to be located whereever it wants to be. Just not doing school hours however. If there is going to be a pawn shop let them open late at night or after school hours and weekends. And if a problem happens than the Government should definitely step in.
2. The cigarette vending machine will make alot of money. But to prevent teenage trouble let's keep these kinds of things in bars or somewhere were children under the age of 18 are prohibited to enter. That way the dinner doesn't get a bad reputation either.
1. i believe that there are certain points were the government can come in and tell you that you cant do something and it makes sense. having a pawn shop next to an elementary school is not safe because they basically sell anything like guns and knives and other weapons. for the most part you can have a business where every you want but i think a person would know where it is innappropriate to put a store. yes the government should have a say in it because the parents of the children are going to get mad.
2. cigarettes can kill people and i dont think that it should be put in a resturant but i think it should be up to the owner because if the people smoke it is their fault not the owner. i think it would be pretty good for the economy because smokers see cigarettes as nessesities and will pay as much money as they have to.
1. I do think this is right. It could cause some touble for the school. The goverment should have a say within reason.
2. In this situation i think the goverment should not allow it. This could cause more health problems. I do think it would be good for the economy but not for some peoples health
1) i feel that the goverment should get involved if someone in that area is un danger bcause of your buissnes location. i think the goverment should set a regualation on the distance you must be from a school, for the kids protection.
2) I dont think the goverment should have any say in this situation. The machine will atract and deture people from the store, so i feel that it will even out.
1. I do not think this is fair because the owner of the buisiness should be able to choose where his/her buisiness is. I do not think it would affect the school in a negative way if the pawn shop is right down the block.
2. I think that an owner of a store has a choice in where the buisiness is. I think that they buisiness should realize that they could get more sales from a place that not as many kids go but that is their decision. However, I do not think it is a good idea to have cigarttes available to kids.
1. Yes i think the government deserves to have a say in certain things that could affect the safety of other peoples children. your pawn shop could attract people looking to buy guns or something dangerous and that shouldnt be near a school.
2. I dont think it would be good for the economy is there was a cigarette vending machine in the diner but since people can make their own decisions it should be up to the store owner whether or not it is in there.
1. I think the government should be allowed to do that because the reasons for it make sense. You shouldn't be allowed to open a pawn shop anywhere you want because of the people that would go there. The government should have a say but only to a certain point.
2. I think the government shouldn't have a say in whether or not the machine should be placed there. The diner owner should be the one who decides what can and can't be put in his shop. It would probably be good for the economy if the machine is put in the diner because people from the high school hang out there and would probably buy some.
1. I think this is true, it probably would be frowned upon because pawn shops are known to sell many items that little kids should not see. You should however be able to open a business where you want I think. The government should not have a say in it.
2. I think it should up to the owner because it may attract more customers that smoke. I do think you'd have to monitor the people that use the machine to make sure they are not under the age. I think there is a possibility of more customers coming to that restuaraunt.
1. I do not think it is right, you should be able to open any business you want anywhere because is a free enterprise and capitalist country. The government shouldnt because its not a command economy.
2. I think it should be allowed if that business allows for it to happen . The local economy will probably have something to say about it but its not there business and can choose to not to go there anymore
1. Yes I think the government should have a say in certain things like this due ot the fact that it could megitivlty affect thse young children. If these people interact with the children and they are lets say a drug addict or smoker, or something then they will have influence over the kids and thhen amybe the kids will end up doing those same things becuase they see odler people that they respect and lok pu to doing it. That isn't good for the children or society.
2. Yes it will be good for the encomy but at what cost? Millions of kids dying from smoking completcations such as Cancer? I think the government should regulate things like this for the greater good, because so many people will be affected by it and it could casue serious harm or pain and even death to them it shouldn't be allowed. The USA isn't a free maket economy we are a mixed economy which means there is some govenment regulation and it should be taken to stop this.
1. Yes i think this is right because you shouldnt have a pawn shop near an elementray school where there a children. You should be able to if you have consent with the government. Yes the government should have a say in this.
2.I think the government should be allowed to decided where potentially dangerous busisnesses can operate. I dont think it would be a good idea for them to put this machine in the diner because more people are going to want to smoke so more people will get diseases and then more people with fill up hospitals.
1. i think that this is right because you never know who is going to come into your pawn shop and you want to think about the safety of the children so i think that you shouldent be able to open it wherever you like. so a government should have some say or else you never know their might be a gentlemens club next to the school
2. i think that the government should be allowed to say that if the dinner allows the ciggarettes in there then he must make it illegal for kids that are underage to be in his dinner but i dont think it will be good because if you have a sick dying economy then your not going to make much money
1. Yes, because you can't just put a pawn shop where ever you want it, because of what group of people could go to it. The government should be able to tell you were you can and can't put your own business.
2.It should be solely be up to the diner owner because someone is wanting to put their product in owners diner. Also the diner owner would be under Laisse-Faire I think it can be a good thing because a lot of the kids who are smokers who hang out at the diner would have a strong interest in buying from the cigarette vending machine, so yes it would be good for the economy since spending money helps out the economy
1. I don't think this is right. Yes you should be able to open a business anywhere you like. The government should not have a say in this.
2. If a business is potentially dangerous the government should have a say on where it can operate. I don't think allowing the machine in the dinner would be good for the local economy because it would take money away from people that spend locally.
1. I do think that its right for the goverment to say no to my request. I do not beleive that you should be able to open just any business wherever you would like. So yes I do beleive the goverment should have a say in it.
2. I think the goverment is perfectly okay with deciding where a business should be located. If the dinner owner wants it there I think he should be able to plead his case though but in the end the goverment should decided I beleive. I do not think the machine should be there, i beleive it will hurt the local economy because many teens will probably start to use it too.
1.) I do agree with this because you are dealing with minors, as well as little kids and they should not be around that kind of merchandise. You should not be able to open this anywhere you want because it can be dangerous and should not be around minors.
2.)i think it should be up to the diner owner. If he thinks it wont be any trouble then he should be able to put it there but if he is not comfortable with it i think he should make the call. i dont think it will be good for the local economy becuase people will use the vending machine instead of using a gas station or a grocery store so the money doesnt circulate through the economy the same way.
1.No i dont think that a pawn shop should be next to childrens school, Yes i think that the goverment should have some say where some busieness go, becuase they might be harmful or dangerous or just not apporpriate
2. NO i dont think the goverment should have say in what someone decides to sell in thier store, becuase its up to the person running the store. Yes i think it would be a good econmic thing because alot of people smoke, and it might bring more profit
1. yeah i think this is right i dont think they should be able to open their business wherever they like because the crowd they will draw around the kids. and i think the gov should have a say in things like that but not everything
2. i think that the owner should be allowed to decide but have a age restriction if he says yes i dont think it will be good for the economy because ciggarettes make you less productive
1. I believe that I should be able to own & open any business of my choosing within legal standards and proper documentation. A local town government does not have a say in a federal matter. If it becomes more of a problem, I do think that the government should have a say in this.
2. I don't support the idea of an accessible cigarette vending machine for those not of age, however, in our government we cannot say that. The most we would be able to restrict is to have someone show their ID to an employee of which is in charge of the machine. Overall I do not think it would be good for the local economy.
1. In my opinion the right thing to do is not open up the shop there. No one wants theirl little walking around a store where they have a potential to get hurt.I think that it should just be town lawes saying where you can have a store.
2.That is up to the dinner owner. He can serve whatever he wants in his store, but he might lose many customers doing that. It probably wont help anything becuase not a huge amount of people are smokers.
1. I can see advantages and fairness from both sides of the equation. I think that it peobaly would not be a good idea to have pawn shopp near a school but we do hear and so far i have not hear anything bad happening. So I think that It depends on the location of the town. I thin k the government shoul have a little say in it because if it goes wrong(like a shooting or something) they are going to have to get invovled. I do not think you ahould be able to open a business anywhere, but you should be given an explanation and maybe a idea of where to put your business.
2. As much as i disagree with teenage smoking I think that the decision sould be left to the dinner owner. I am not sure if it will help the local economy. It probaly would because more people would buy cigarettes.
1. I think a pawn shop would be fine close to a school, however I do think the government should control where some businesses are located. Such as a bar, or adult store, they shouldn't have those near schools.
2.I think that should be up to the dinner owner if it goes there. It would be his responsibilities to keep minors from purchasing the cigarettes not the governements. It would help out the local economy because the dinner would get more money, allowing him to spend more or upgrade things in his dinner.
1. You should be able to open the pawn shop there since the government should not be allowed to regulate where you put your store, if it is on good land.
2. It should be up to the owner of the store since he owns the property. Also, it would be good for the economy since it would be making more money.
1. I would say that a pawn shop should not be allowed near young children because of the items that pawn shops sell. This includes weapons, which should not be around children.
2. High schoolers are old enough to make their own decisions, so a cigarrette vending machine can be placed where high schoolers hang out.
1. I dont think you should be aloud to open a shop here because there is an elementary school full of kids that need to be kept safe down the street. There should be a certain distance from schools that governments can set to keep stores that draw sketchy people to the area.
2.I think that the diner owner should be the one to choose what goes in the diner. People can make a decision whether they are going to smoke cigarettes or not so it doesnt really matter where you put the vendors, people are still going to find a way to buy them. I think it will be bad for the company because people who dont smoke cigarettes will avoid the diner because a lot of smokers will hang around there
1.) no i think the government should have nothing to do with where a person wants to put their business
2.)i think that the dinner owner should be able to decide whether the cigarettes should be in his store or not, and yes i think that it will be good for the local economy if the machine is allowed into the dinner.
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