Assignment 1 Not All Companies Are Viewed as Equal 1 1 
Not All Companies Are Viewed as Equal
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In the modern day global economy characterized by free trade, the government has limited power when it comes to influencing how consumers view an industry or even discriminate against certain products (Findlay & Warren, 2013). Nonetheless, the purpose of this paper is to explore if it’s ethical for the public, or rather the consumers to view all industries differently. Also, as an advocate for the consumers, I will provide arguments concerning the reasons as to why I do not believe that some industries are unfairly targeted, such as in the case with the fast food industry. The paper will also reconnoiter the ins and outs of why consumers should partake in choosing what’s best for them, including the roles played by capitalism in corporate decision-making. Finally, I will offer reasons as to why it’s possible for a company to cater for both its best interest and that of the consumer.
Become an advocate for either the consumer or the industry. Prepare an argument explaining the major reasons why you support either the consumer or the industry.
It’s ethical for a consumer not to view all industries as equal because in actual sense they’re very different in terms of the products and services they offer. They’re entitled individual liberty to choose the industry that best suits their interests in terms of product and service safety, affordability, satisfaction, and availability of competing goods and services (Rydell, 2013). Additionally, I believe that some industries are not unfairly targeted because consumers make their choices based on cost benefit analysis, or rather by applying the utilitarian and Kantian approach to ethical decision making. This approach also explains why it should be the responsibility of a consumer to avoid products that are not healthy for them. For instance, they should focus their attention on products whose benefits to their health outweighs the harm as described by
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In the modern day global economy characterized by free trade, the government has limited power when it comes to influencing how consumers view an industry or even discriminate against certain products (Findlay & Warren, 2013). Nonetheless, the purpose of this paper is to explore if it’s ethical for the public, or rather the consumers to view all industries differently. Also, as an advocate for the consumers, I will provide arguments concerning the reasons as to why I do not believe that some industries are unfairly targeted, such as in the case with the fast food industry. The paper will also reconnoiter the ins and outs of why consumers should partake in choosing what’s best for them, including the roles played by capitalism in corporate decision-making. Finally, I will offer reasons as to why it’s possible for a company to cater for both its best interest and that of the consumer.
Become an advocate for either the consumer or the industry. Prepare an argument explaining the major reasons why you support either the consumer or the industry.
It’s ethical for a consumer not to view all industries as equal because in actual sense they’re very different in terms of the products and services they offer. They’re entitled individual liberty to choose the industry that best suits their interests in terms of product and service safety, affordability, satisfaction, and availability of competing goods and services (Rydell, 2013). Additionally, I believe that some industries are not unfairly targeted because consumers make their choices based on cost benefit analysis, or rather by applying the utilitarian and Kantian approach to ethical decision making. This approach also explains why it should be the responsibility of a consumer to avoid products that are not healthy for them. For instance, they should focus their attention on products whose benefits to their health outweighs the harm as described by
References: Findlay, C., & Warren, T. (Eds.). (2013). Impediments to Trade in Services: Measurements and Policy Implications. Routledge. Forschler, S. (2013). Kantian and consequentialist ethics: The gap can be bridged. Metaphilosophy, 44(1/2), 88-104. Peñaloza, L., & Barnhart, M. (2011). Living U.S. capitalism: The normalization of Credit/Debt. Journal of consumer research,38(4), 743-762. Rydell, R. W. (2013). All the world 's a fair: Visions of empire at American international expositions, 1876-1916. University of Chicago Press.