Bill's company makes snacks, he is in charge of buying the corn for the potato chips,?

Question

there is a new company in business that is threatening to put Bill's company out of business, they need to cut down costs so Bill's boss tells him to find cheaper corn, he finds it but the corn is contaminated with aflatoxin, a toxin that can cause cancer... Bill's boss tells him to buy it anyways that if they cant sell it in US the'll ship it overseas, what ethical issue is Bill facing for sending questionable products to other markets?

Answer 1

Tell Bill to move to China where this is acceptable.

Answer 2

First of all, there's no corn in potato chips. But okay, suppose he's buying -potatoes- that are contaminated.

Corporations exist for one purpose only, to make a profit, to maximize return on investment. The health of the customers is only a consideration in so far as the fact that customers who die are no longer customers (and this actually -is- a problem for the tobacco companies!) Corporations who care about the health effects of their products will soon be overtaken and put out of business by competitors who don't care. Corporations are -amoral-, the ones who thrive are the more aggressive. It's just the way capitalism works.

This is why capitalism won't work without a certain amount of regulation by government. The problem we have today is that corporations have grown so big and powerful that their values have become the government's values.

Of course Bill has the option of quitting his job and finding other work. He will probably make less, and his lifestyle will be affected. He is much more likely to rationalize his corporation's actions, saying that they produce tax revenues to help government, they are a 'good neighbor' in the area where their factory is located, they provide many jobs to allow people to make a living, etc. etc. These justifications are especially valid in a society where we use money to keep score, to judge success and failure.

Answer 3

Potato Chips

Answer 4

His first issue is honesty. Potato chips contain only potato, not corn. Purchasing and selling a product known to cause a life-threatening disease is tatamount to premeditated murder. Doing so at the behest of another constitutes criminal conspiracy.

Answer 5

Why would Bill buy corn to make potato chips? Trick question???

Answer 6

None... Ethics is outdated and Bill will be replaced if he doesn't do what his greedy capitalist boss tells him to do.

Answer 7

this is like attempted murder,and it's wrong!!he needs to report this to the better business bureau!