1. Dr. Sandel talked about many things during his speech. He talked about how our society is turning into a market society. He explained that a market society is a place where everything is up for sale. People are trying to commoditize everything in life.
We should worry about this because market societys hurts the poor it also crowds out the value people put on objects and tasks. These market societies and creating inequality.
One of the topics Dr. Sandel covered that I found troubling was the Inuit people and their walrus hunting quota. In the 19th century the Canadian government banned walrus hunting for everyone except the Inuit people. The Inuit are able to kill a certain quota of walruses each year in order to preserve their way of life. Recently the Inuit people asked the Canada government if they could sell their …show more content…
I believe this takes away the value of whatever you are waiting for. One of the examples Dr. Sandel gave was congressional hearings. There are seats open to the public on a first come first served basis. People believe they have a higher opportunity cost to stand in line then to pay someone to do it for them. Companies like linestanding.com hire people typically a homeless person or someone who is in need of money to stand in line. The company receives an hourly fee. I believe that if you stand in line and wait you will appreciate what you are waiting for a lot more than if you do not have to wait in line for it.
2. Although tobacco is the cause of millions of people’s death each year, it is still legally sold. One of the main reasons tobacco is still legal is being it is only able to be sold to consenting adults. It is against the law to target advertising of tobacco to miners. The adults who use tobacco are stupid and vulnerable, because of this the government has to intervene. The government has regulations on products that contain
We should worry about this because market societys hurts the poor it also crowds out the value people put on objects and tasks. These market societies and creating inequality.
One of the topics Dr. Sandel covered that I found troubling was the Inuit people and their walrus hunting quota. In the 19th century the Canadian government banned walrus hunting for everyone except the Inuit people. The Inuit are able to kill a certain quota of walruses each year in order to preserve their way of life. Recently the Inuit people asked the Canada government if they could sell their …show more content…
I believe this takes away the value of whatever you are waiting for. One of the examples Dr. Sandel gave was congressional hearings. There are seats open to the public on a first come first served basis. People believe they have a higher opportunity cost to stand in line then to pay someone to do it for them. Companies like linestanding.com hire people typically a homeless person or someone who is in need of money to stand in line. The company receives an hourly fee. I believe that if you stand in line and wait you will appreciate what you are waiting for a lot more than if you do not have to wait in line for it.
2. Although tobacco is the cause of millions of people’s death each year, it is still legally sold. One of the main reasons tobacco is still legal is being it is only able to be sold to consenting adults. It is against the law to target advertising of tobacco to miners. The adults who use tobacco are stupid and vulnerable, because of this the government has to intervene. The government has regulations on products that contain