Wall Street: Greed In The Business World

Robert Chihara 04/25/2018 PHIL 32400-003 Kurowski Greed has been present in this world since the beginning of time. It was present when Eve ate from the tree of knowledge of good and evil and it is present in the society we live in today. The movie, Wall Street, does a perfect job depicting the presence of greed in the world of business. Common in the business world, this movie shows how much someone will do when money is given to him, and how far he will go to move up the food chain of success. Wall Street does a great job depicting one-man hunger for money and greed, to his fall from the consequences of his unmoral and unethical acts.

The film, Wall Street does a phenomenal job depicting greed in todays society and how it can impact anyone.

Bribery is the act of providing money or a gift to a person, in exchange for support or help. Regardless of the way bribery is used, it is always an unethical action. Whether it is used to move up on the waiting list of an apartment that just opened, or it is used to entice someone to bend the rules so one does not have to do something it is unethical. When someone uses bribery as a tool when applying for an apartment or to change the rules it is giving them an unfair advantage over everyone else who does not use this tool. Bribery is a form of corruption in the business world and corruption can ruin and destroy a business. Corruption in the business world can be compared to a blood clot in the human body. When someone has a blood clot their flow of blood is not as smooth, it is harder for the blood to flow to the necessary organs. When the blood clot begins to increase and more begin to appear this could be devastating to the body and even potentially result in hospitalization, maybe even death. This is the exact same when looking at the corruption of a business. When there is corruption in a business nothing flows as well, it may be hard to notice at times, but if it is not dealt with fast, it could result in the death of the company. In the film Bud Fox goes to his old college friend to ask him for a favor. He asks him if he could place some of Gordon Gekko’s money into his accounts for a little while, and in

Under the Divine Command theory, it, much like the insider information, would be violating the laws that are place upon the United States. Another verse in the bible about the issue of bribery is Exodus 23:8. This verse basically says that a bribe should not be accepted, because a bribe blinds the person who is taking it. When someone takes a bribe, they overlook the ethical thing to do. They become blind to what is right because all they see is the dollar signs that are flashing in front of their face. The Utilitarian view on bribery is very similar but for a different reason. When a company accepts, or pays, a bribe they are basically saying “I support this issue,” and sooner or later it is going to be released that the company paid or accepted that bribe. When this happens many individuals will stop supporting this company, because they do not want to be associated with a company that partakes in criminal activity. When a company begins to lose income and profit, they begin to start cutting costs, and when they do this they will start laying off workers and potentially even close the company if backlash is bad enough. Under the Utilitarian view they look for the best outcome for the largest number of individuals, and if this could even potentially happen to these employees they would not be in support of this idea. That is the normative views on the issue of