Free exchanges are valued, because through comparative advantage benefits are given to both parties. Libertarians would say, “People should be free to buy and sell whatever they please, as long as they don’t violate anyone’s rights” (Sandel). However, Americans should not be allowed to sell their votes because it takes away morality and freedom, votes will be focused only on the wealthy and therefore, it will not benefit both parties.
Morality and freedom is found when individual rights are respected and therefore kept. Freedom in exchanges can and will only be found when exchanges benefit both parties. Using monetary value to obtain votes is when self-interest is found and causes morality to diminish. This is where we need to think of the long term effects of an …show more content…
The poor perceive, receiving currency for their votes as benefiting themselves (self-interest), but do not realize, soon their own wants and desires will be forgotten and the term vote will lose its meaning. In the end, this process shows how markets are favoring those with good income and putting aside those with no income. Those able to buy votes, the high income citizens, will be praised and soon the government will fail, being now run by the wealthy. Remember, only free exchanges will benefit both parties, but if you involve money in the exchange there will always be a disadvantage. In order to have a free people, we cannot allow Americans to sell their votes to the highest bidder. “Democracy does not require perfect equality, but it does require that citizens share in a common life” (Sandel). A benefit of an exchange is not found through pay; it is found through both parties being able to participate actively in the voting process. Therefore, because benefits will not be found for both parties through selling your votes, anarchy and disruption will be
Morality and freedom is found when individual rights are respected and therefore kept. Freedom in exchanges can and will only be found when exchanges benefit both parties. Using monetary value to obtain votes is when self-interest is found and causes morality to diminish. This is where we need to think of the long term effects of an …show more content…
The poor perceive, receiving currency for their votes as benefiting themselves (self-interest), but do not realize, soon their own wants and desires will be forgotten and the term vote will lose its meaning. In the end, this process shows how markets are favoring those with good income and putting aside those with no income. Those able to buy votes, the high income citizens, will be praised and soon the government will fail, being now run by the wealthy. Remember, only free exchanges will benefit both parties, but if you involve money in the exchange there will always be a disadvantage. In order to have a free people, we cannot allow Americans to sell their votes to the highest bidder. “Democracy does not require perfect equality, but it does require that citizens share in a common life” (Sandel). A benefit of an exchange is not found through pay; it is found through both parties being able to participate actively in the voting process. Therefore, because benefits will not be found for both parties through selling your votes, anarchy and disruption will be