A wealthy business owner uses complex, offshore financial strategies to avoid paying taxes in his home country. How would a "Virtue Ethicist" most likely view this aggressive tax avoidance?

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• A)A) They would not condemn it, as it complies with the strict letter of the law.
• B)B) They would approve of it because it maximizes the individual's personal happiness.
• C)C) They would disapprove because exploiting rules to shift the tax burden onto others is not morally right or virtuous.
• D)D) They would view it strictly as illegal tax evasion.