Good Neighbor Policy

The New Good Neighbor Policy

The corporations exist at the sufferance (charter) of civil society it was "assumed" in the past that the corner butcher or dry goods shop owner or car dealer who lived and prospered by the use of civic roads and infrastructure was compelled by native instinct to avoid shirking community norms and would not poison, or pollute or adulterate their products because the good city burghers would not tolerate such abuse from a fellow shopkeeper. (Now corporate entity) run by another villager to deal so imprudently and callously with a neighbor and fellow villager. 

As corporations or shop keepers got bigger,  so large so as to claim resources from many villagers, they have learned two diabolical skills - first playing fast and loose with international taxation loopholes (as in apple or microshaft or gargle) ((and many mangy more))

"I'm not living here, for tax paying purposes" they claim, and because,  playing tax bill "whack a mole" and chasing these international shopkeepers scofflaws is a time consuming and expensive task. 

 (not to mention) How lobbyist cash "donations" have become a strong disincentive for strict enforcement of shop keeper responsibility. 

We can no longer afford to have these international scofflaws thrive and hide, who expect to be able to sell in this village, but claim to live "over there" (for tax responsibility purposes) 

While all the while using all the infrastructure they need,  to do business  (mail service, street lights, EMT, roads, bridges, power, police, all civil structures) in not just one,  but so many villages. 

You say, These shopkeepers or corporations, or  companies are people too? Well then, we must respond, It's time, to put an end to these tax responsibility scofflaws. 

They need to ante up and support your town and mine. Let  me also add, when they poison our lakes, streams, rivers and air... no legal niceties should absolve them, shield these irresponsible shopkeepers  allowing them to skirt a good neighbor's civic duty. 

You insist your four year old cleans up their mess - should these cross border shopkeepers should do less? And if our civic leaders be reluctant to hold them as responsible for their messes as you would your child. 

Then they need a lesson in responsibility too.