What Money Can't Buy

What Money Can't Buy

What money can’t buy is a book that asks the ethical question should everything be for sale? Author Michael J. Sandel believes that our country has changed from having a market economy to being a market society were everything has a price if you have the money. The aim of this book is really to get people thinking about where we need to draw the line as far as putting a price on things that traditionally never had any value. This book makes you realize how almost everything in your life has a value, even makes you think that even humans can be considered commodities if you have the money.
In What Money Can't Buy, Michael J. Sandel takes on one of the biggest ethical questions of our time: Is there something wrong with a world in which everything is for sale? If so, how can we prevent market values from reaching into spheres of life where they don't belong? He shows you how far markets have pushed the moral limit. In recent decades, market values have crowded out nonmarket norms in almost every aspect of life - medicine, education, government, law, art, sports, even family life and personal relations. Sandel argues, we have drifted from having a market economy to being a market society. KLP1: In today’s market society money is the biggest influence because almost everything has a price. KLP2: Queues have a significant role in showing how money has impact on certain businesses morality. KLP3: Money symbolizes more than just a means to purchase goods and services, it is a status symbol in today society.
This book is related a lot to our class but also to my personal life as well. Sandel’s main theme throughout the book was how wealthier people or people willing to pay more have more incentives available to them because they are willing to pay more money for whatever commodity they want to buy. This directly relates to our class because we discuss a lot how business owners will create more options or incentives to attract more customers. This is to maintain...

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