Many influential businessmen paid substitutes to fight in their place in the Civil War. This practice was unethical because
A) the government was already paying soldiers a salary.
B) the practice perpetuates a social order where the wealthy are in danger.
C) the practice perpetuates a social order where the wealthy are protected, and the poor expendable.
D) many people became wealthy by being professional soldiers.
Answer: C
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