Does Everyone in America Own a Car? I t is true that 95 percent of American households own a car, and most Americans get to work by car (85 percent). It wasnât always this way, nor is it likely to stay this way.
Government regulates business for several reasons. First is public safety and welfare. Many industries are regularly reviewed and overseen because their activities, if they â¦ go awry, can have significantly harmful effects to human health, financial well-being, or community structure.
When companies (and individuals) who pollute do not bear the full costs of their pollution, their marginal private cost (the cost of one more unit of environmental quality) is lower than that of society. Currently, the United States government regulates pollution using either direct or indirect regulation.