Ethics or earnings?

Ethics, earnings.  Ethics, earnings.  Hmm.  Well, I want to do what's right, because I have a responsibility to guard the record.  I take that seriously.  I need to earn money to feed my family.  After all, money is the reason we choose a profession and go to work, right?  What is happening in the industry is multi-faceted.  From gift-giving to contracting and sprinkles of other things as well, makes this a sure rock and a hard place.  We are guardians of the record with a duty to remain impartial.  The competition in the private sector is wrought with behaviors that taint that duty.  Conundrum:  How do we uphold our responsibilties as guardians of the record while remaining competitive in the business world?