As a result, the company filed for bankruptcy in 2011 after the Federal Government paid out $527 million in loan money, causing a substantial loss to taxpayers. ... Legally, the Federal Government, ultimately the taxpayers, should have received the assets from the liquidation prior to any private investors. ... Due to his close ties to both Obama and Solyndra and his conflict of interest, he violated ethical principles by using his influence to get the government to release the half-a-billion dollar loan to Solyndra without allowing the government to perform the meticulousness and care that s...

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This stereotyping is not based on reasonable facts or evidence; but based on personal prejudices. ... I oppose this proposed amendment to the constitution based on it being legal paternalism. ... Destroying distribution is the government restricting a person's liberty of thought and expression. ... Government will have done its jobs of maintain happiness by letting everyone speak their minds. ... As a result, all of this will be done in a civil and intelligent manner that is free of government censorship or restriction. ...

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This stereotyping is not based on reasonable facts or evidence; but based on personal prejudices. ... I oppose this proposed amendment to the constitution based on it being legal paternalism. ... Destroying distribution is the government restricting a person's liberty of thought and expression. ... Government will have done its jobs of maintain happiness by letting everyone speak their minds. ... As a result, all of this will be done in a civil and intelligent manner that is free of government censorship or restriction. ...

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Such technological methods as advance surveillance are used by governments to support in acquiring information from many factors of life. ... The main focus on this paper is State Surveillance which can be defined as observation by governments. ... The debate on state surveillance is not really based on known or suspected terrorists who may not be citizens of the United States that are being watched, but more on if a citizen's constitutional rights are being breached. ... The main question is "is it right that the governments are allowed to invade the privacy of their citizens?... Ho...

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This is very true when it comes to the government ruling on same sex marriage. "Government has an important interest in promoting marriage among heterosexual couples because of their reproductive ability" (Washington Post, 2013). ... What's the issue with the government recognizing same sex marriage? ... A child's success is based on the opportunity of having an education. ... In current society interracial marriage are normal based on the fact of society accepting racism is morally wrong. ...

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Everyone has to make a decision for themselves based on their values, so it does not make a matter or right or wrong. ... In 1973, the court ruled in favor of the right of women to have an abortion based on the Fourteenth amendment. ... As a society we would not want the government putting regulations on what treatments are ordinary or extraordinary. ... From a religious, and government standpoint it is important not to intertwine the beliefs of the two respectively. ... As a society, it is not fair to make laws based off religious interpretations. ...

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The federal government also has their own set of ethics that they give to each employee upon their entrance on duty. ... Politics Enron - Enron was born in July 1985 when Houston Natural Gas merged with Omaha-based InterNorth. Kenneth Lay, an energy economist who had held academic and government positions throughout his career, became chairman and chief executive. ... But the company's success was based on artificially inflated profits, dubious accounting practices and fraud. ... Andersen's June 15 felony conviction in federal court in Houston ended the Chicago-based firm'...

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And a number of embryos are already donated to science through private funding why not through government funding also. ... He states that based on preliminary work that has been privately funded, scientists believe further research using stem cells offers great promise that could help improve the lives of those who suffer from many terrible diseases. ... The government has a huge decision to make with this issue because of its controversial issues. ... And while scientist are urging for governmental help many activist and church communities are strongly disapproving stem cell research of an...

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Civil Disobedience #1) I think it means that when a government tries to have too much control of over a group of peoples then there will be sedition to that control. The best government is one that lets people freely choose the way they live... In the #2 marked section a majority may however make a choice based on what they want or their conscience causing an injustice. " a corporation with a group of conscientious men is a corporation with a conscience." ... The computer is the government and the electricity is the friction is the injustice that makes that makes it run. ...

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The company I work for is a community based not for profit adult mental health agency. ... Dedication to community service is shown within the values of the agency, which include: strengths guided, individualized treatment, evidence based practices, wellness and recovery, family and social supports, and community integration. ... Planning and anticipating for uncertainties such as changes in market demand, government regulations, and funding sources are always at play. ... Legal responsibilities are rules and regulations that have been established by governmental bodies that are mandatory to...

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A meeting with the IP and the CEO and other administrative heads of Noca Cola would take place where they would be informed of these recommendations based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and ILO. ... As such, the first recommendation of the strategic plan would be to hold a meeting facilitated by the IP inclusive of heads of management of Noca Cola, members of the Colombian government, members of the National Indigenous Association of Columbia, and the indigenous workers employed within the plant. According to the ILO (2003) "governments shall respect the special importance ...

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Any argument on the legality of abortion that is based on different ethical values is doomed to come to a standstill. ... Ethical values are based on a guide of living chosen individual. ... However there is no easy and complete way in which government can judge intent. ... Until that moment comes, I think that we must rely on set rules that every person has and on governmental enforcement in order to survive in this world. ... However in most cases of abortion, government should allow doctors and patients to make the decision. ...

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Source reduction is about reversing one's lifestyle and building an economy that is environmentally sound, rather than one based on the throw-and-burn ethic. ... The government understands the importance of protecting the environment. In many cases the government doesn't rely on individuals or organizations to do what's ethical when it comes to our environment. ... Prior to the establishment of the EPA, the national government was not structured to make a coordinated attack on the pollutants which harm human health and degrade the environment. ...

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The political person includes both elected and politically appointed officials while the administrative person is the merit-based civil servant and certain executives appointed on the basis of professional rather than political criteria. ... In this approach, decisions are based on duties or principles that are either right or wrong in themselves, the results being irrelevant to moral judgement. In short, decisions that are made are based on fundamental principles. ... On the other hand, Carl Friedrich countered Finer by arguing that the effective conduct of government administration req...

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Based on this definition Joseph M. ... Utility theory determines whether something is morally permissible by weighing out the outcomes of the decision based on two criteria: the short and long term consequences and everyone involved. ... The act of violating that duty to uphold the contractual agreement between her and the government is in itself a violation of her moral duty and makes her actions immoral. ... These vigilante supporters believe that these military operations and surveillance procedures should be public information because they believe their rights as citizens are being violat...

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It is what makes the societies that we live in, businesses, governments and at large the world that we live in .Ethics are fundamental to the existence of different bodies to operate and continue in operation, even to times indefinite. ... According to Velasquez et al. (2010), they illuminated the role played by ethics in deriving law, making judgements based on feelings and other important issues such as religion. ... In conclusion, it needs to be noted left –right and centre that ethics play a critical, vital and significant role in business research and this avoids lawsuits, indictmen...

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Hobbes' and Machiavelli's political philosophy are still used and utilized at the present day because of their good insight in the role of government and morality in society. These thinkers are the reason why religious authority and government power are separated. ... According to Hobbes, people cannot coexist without an authoritarian government. ... Both also believe that a strong central government is necessary to protect people from harming each other. ... In conclusion, Machiavelli and Hobbes based their thinking on a materialistic view on life and humanity. ...

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Could our government's laws be ethically wrong? ... We can view the government's ethics through war. ... If our own government doesn't have a love for humanity who will? ... If the government were morally wrong, why would we follow some the standards that seem unjust. ... You observe and consider a hypothesis based off of an educated guess and don't let any other ethics affect you. ...

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It is different from the utilitarian view because it is not based on emotion which Kant feels leaves to much room for injustice. ... Imagine that you are a tax expert and you know that you can falsify your records without getting caught (so that you pay the government less than is legally required). ...

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Philosophy is based on reason, he declared, and theology comes from faith in divine revelation, yet both come from God. ... Thomas believed that governments have a moral responsibility to serve people and to help them lead virtuous lives. He declared that governments must not violate what he considered human rights--life, education, religion, and reproduction. ... Plato based his ethical theory on the proposition that all people desire happiness. ...

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If a ruler were to live and govern by a code of morals, and base all decisions concerning his government on these morals, he would most likely be overthrown in a short period of time. You can't base your power on morals, when no others involved in your situation do. ...

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Body Paragraph Chonko and Hunt (1985) define ethics as the code of moral principles and values that are able to govern individual and group behaviours based on the judgement of right or wrong. ... After that, the moral leader focuses significantly on the product safety, labelling and quality based on the critical considerations of the customer's interests. ... In addition to that, the moral leader has the high awareness of social obligations, so that the corporation tends to contribute to protect the natural environment and support the local community based on the relevant business activi...

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It has paid bribes to Latin American government officials, exploited local workers, and engaged in business with terrorists (Schotter and Teagarden). ... Corporate Social Responsibility in Food Production Industry The food production and distribution industries have an ethical standard that are set to them by governments and other regulating agencies, but it is ultimately the individual firm's responsibility within the industry to ensure that they are adhering not only to these regulations, but are creating an atmosphere where ethical decision making is carried out in all levels of respon...

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A government steals military secrets to protect their countries interests. ... Government and people often justify killing a few to prevent the discomfort or death of many. ... It is obvious by what our governments actions and the actions of others that people determine the true meaning of the Commandments to their own benefit. ... He may be saying that all beliefs should be taken into account and not dismissed, but expressing them is purely "emotive", or based upon our emotion. ... The other imperative is that law which must be determined based upon the circumstance. ...

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A measure of government may be said to be conformable to or dictated by principle of utility, when in like manner the tendency that it has to augment the happiness of the community is greater than any which it has to diminish it. ... His research and works from it set a very good base for the principle. ...

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