Should The Mayor's Contract Is NOT Ethical?

The first scenario is about the Mayor from a big city is receiving numerous gifts such as free memberships, professional sporting tickets, and jewelry. Some of these gifts are from people and organizations that have received many city contracts, while, others organizations have not received any contracts but might do some business in the future (Assignments). This is highly unethical and not to mention very egotistical. First of all, by accepting gifts from people and organizations that have city contracts is not ethically right because it is bribery. The Mayor is allowing people and organizations to give him material items as thanks for receiving a contract or in hopes of bettering their chances of receiving a contract. The one only ones who benefit from this is the Mayor and the people who have already received the contracts. …show more content…
In addition, the Mayor approving contracts just because he gets free stuff is egotistical because a mayor is elected to better the city. Therefore, if the Mayor is approving city contracts only because he is getting free stuff then he does not have the city’s best interest. Some of the contracts may be harmful to the city and would not be approved; however, since this city has a self-serving Mayor, the contracts do get approved. Locke would agree that the Mayor is self-centered because he states that “…self-interest drives everyone” (Living Ethically through a Social Contract). However, Locke also believes that one would give up these for the common good. Since the Mayor is not giving them up and only looking out for what best for him and not everyone, Locke would state that he should be removed from his position as Mayor because of a breach of the social