Jose wrote:

2. The government can reward those companies who voluntarily
choose not to exploit their workers and the environment, to help
them meet their competitions' prices and remain in
business. And those corporations that voluntarily develop
innovative means of responsibly reducing costs should also
receive a government incentive.


I'm more than a little uneasy with the government rewarding "good"
behavior, as the definition of "good" changes from administration to
administration, but the mechanism for rewards remains in place.

Jose

Its called social engineering and it breeds corruption and the
affording of 'special favors" to certain groups and favored
businesses by various politicians.