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by hash-set 3499 days ago
Pretty much the whole Military Industrial Complex is unethical and I have avoided them in my career. But here's the thing I realized: There isn't a single industry out there that isn't getting some kind of government subsidy, tax break, or major handout. So we're all ethically compromised! But I still won't work for the war machine directly. I'd rather go hungry.
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Stepping in to alter what the 'free market' desires is not de-facto unethical.
Immoral yes. Unethical no. They do horrible things, but they do abide the rules placed upon them. Those rules are scant and toothless but that is a different question.