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GMAT考试写作指导:Issue写作范文六一

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  61. I agree with the statement insofar as government systems of taxation and

  regulation are, in general, a great burden to business, and I agree that government

  constraints are needed to prevent serious harms that would result if business were left

  free in the singular pursuit of profit. However, I think the speaker states the obvious and

  begs the more relevant question.

  Is government at best a tremendous burden on business, as the speaker claims?

  l think one would be hard-pressed to find any small business owner or corporate CEO

  who would disagree. Businesses today are mired in the burdens that government has

  imposed on them: consumer and environmental protection laws, the double-tiered tax

  structure for C-corporations, federal and state securities regulations, affirmative action

  requirements, anti-trust laws, and so on. in focusing solely on these burdens, one might

  well adopt a strict laissez faire view that if business is left free to pursue profit the so-

  called invisible hand of competition will guide it to produce the greatest social benefit,

  and therefore that the proper nexus between business and government is no nexus at all.

  Is government, nevertheless, a necessary burden on business, as the speaker also

  claims? Yes. Laissez faire is an extreme view that fails to consider the serious harms

  that business would do―to other businesses and to the society―if left to its own

  devices. And the harms may very well exceed the benefits. In fact, history has shown

  that left entirely to themselves, corporations can be expected not only to harm the

  society by making unsafe products and by polluting the environment, but also to cheat

  one another, exploit workers, and fix prices -all for profits sake. Thus, I agree that

  government constraints on business are necessary burdens.

  Ideally, the government should regulate against harmful practices but not interfere

  with the beneficial ones. But achieving this balance is not a simple matter. For instance,

  I know of a business that was forced by government regulation of toxic effluents to

  spend over $120,000 to clean up an area outside of its plant where employees had

  regularly washed their hands. The toxin in this case was nothing more than

  biodegradable soap. This example suggests that perhaps the real issue here is not

  whether government is a necessary burden on business―for it clearly is―but rather

  how best to ensure that its burdens dont outweigh its benefits.

  In sum, the speakers two assertions are palpable ones that are amply supported by

  the evidence. The more intriguing question is how to strike the best balance.

    

  

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