The reason we have regulatory things is not to interfere with the market but to make sure that something everybody needs is fairly dealt with some kind of human judgment takes place. Cribbs joins Allison in protesting what he considers greed bred by a marketplace run amok. Cribbs worries that the business world has strayed far from the principles of ethical, moral conduct. Profits and bottom lines have blurred conscience. But the ethics issues in this crisis aren't limited to the conduct of the energy industry.
Consumers have to learn to be better stewards.
He remembers how people made fun of Lyndon Johnson for going around the White House and turning off light switches. People should be so responsible today. Allison doesn't let the faith community off the hook, either. Allison worries that our society has lost its attention span for solving problems that take more time than key-word searches on the computer or heating a packaged dinner in a microwave. Impatience has replaced perseverance.