Okay fair point. Though I don't necessarily see the correlation to taxation. I assume what perhaps is being implied is that the money from taxation can be used for ethical or unethical practices (as oldmanjay points out). Yet that analogy skips how tax is only possible with profit, not to mention the fundamental issue of whether or not taxation of profit is ethical in the first place.
Well, your original question was in response to an assertion that a corporation has an ethical responsibility to its society. You asked what if the taxes are unethical, which strikes me as a bit silly at best. I only offered a suggestion to your second question of why certain profits would be considered unethical. The matter of the choices made by leaders who spend tax revenue is independent of levying, paying, and collecting taxes.
If you have an argument that describes how taxing profits is unethical in contemporary society, as they are legislated by elected representatives, I'm sure there are others beside me who'd love to read it.
