# Romney and ethics

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-and-ethics/630985>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [August 9, 2012, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-and-ethics/630985 "2012-08-09T18:59:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![onecut39](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a183cd/32.png) [@onecut39](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/onecut39)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2012, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-and-ethics/630985/1 "2012-08-09T18:59:35Z")

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I keep repeating that legal and ethical are not the same thing, Being legal is often compelled behavior. The only thing that prevents unethical behavior is character.

The right wing seems to applaud any unethical behavior if it brings a profit. Character has long been abandoned as a trait necessary in the business world and is more often scorned than applauded

What we have here is classic Mitt. This is the type of “job creation” and “capitalism” Mitt chose to pursue.

> **[Did Romney enable a company's abusive tax shelter? | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2012/08/08/opinion/canellos-kleinbard-romney-taxes/index.html)**
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> Peter Canellos and Edward Kleinbard say that Mitt Romney undermined the fairness of the tax system in his role as audit chair at Marriott.