Think about all the consumer protection laws and the added costs for businesses to ensure compliance. Have we gone too far with these laws, or do we need more regulation to ensure consumer protection?
The Clean Air and Clean Water Acts assist with ensuring minimum standards must be met by businesses to operate. Given the global warming potential, consider if we need more regulations to ensure a safe environment, or, do we have too much intervention already?
Antitrust laws are intended to limit anticompetitive behavior. consider whether this intended result has been accomplished and whether this is good or bad for business. Describe the enforcement of federal antitrust laws and give an example of how it could impact your business?
Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2010
Summarize one of the Acts discussed in the chapter and relate how that act impacts you in either the workplace or in your personal life.
