THE OTHER SIDE OF SANDEL’S COIN In contemporary society, money can buy almost anything from access to an express line of an amusement park to a permanent residence in the United States. In his discussion of selective examples, Sandel argues that putting a price tag everything creates inequality based on income, and morally corrupts their inherent value. However, this theory fails to take into account the inequality that is already present in our world and instead romanticizes the definition of morality in his provincial ideology. If people continue to hold Sandel’s dogmatic view, our market economy that has led to huge prosperity would come to a halt and widen the social disparity that already exists in our society.…
Summary: the article defends cost-benefit analysis as a practical method for public decision making. The authors specifically discuss the following critiques: compensation and hypothetical consent, attention to distribution, sensitive social values, measurability, and analyzing risks. The critique of compensation and hypothetical consent is countered by the statements that it is smaller problem in practice and that compensation is often overpaid. It is also stated that equity can be built into cost-benefit analysis, social values can be treated as additional considerations, cost-benefit analysis measures things in a nonpolitical manner, and is beneficial to analyzing risks. Therefore, the article states that its largest weakness is that is cannot accurately measure social values, but it still the best option for public debate and subsequent public decision…
Doing good for others has been an act of kindness that countless humans have done. Being a person that is genuinely kind to others permit a person to sense a better feeling about themselves because they know that they have done a good deed, which the good could come back to assist them in the future. Even so, according to the novel, Superfreakonomics by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, they address different situations about the people who do good for the world, which is known as altruism; however, most will only do good deeds for a prize or an incentive. Usually, a person will do good because they wish to be known as helpful or they know that if they were to do something delightful, they might be recognized. Unlike these people, there are…
Our society runs rampant with all kinds of inequality. Racism, sexism, and xenophobia are just a few of the problems that plague our world. These problems all have the potential to hurt people socially and emotionally. However, there’s another type of inequality whose impacts go beyond social and emotional harms. Income inequality hurts people psychologically and economically, and its implications span a global scale.…
Health is one of the biggest concerns in modern society. In 2012 the United States of America spent 2.8 trillion dollars just in healthcare (750 billion or 27% more than the per capita spends in other 1st world countries), yet The World Health Organization ranks United States’ health system performance 37th in the world. Regardless of its high expenses, 50.7 million Americans do not have access to an acceptable healthcare and even after the implementation of Obamacare the North American healthcare crisis is aggravated every day. Research done by the Harvard Medical School shows that no one dies due deficiency of healthcare in others industrialized countries. On the contrary, nearly 45.000 deaths occur annually due the lack of healthcare in…
Ultimate Control Results in Ultimate Danger All three stories differed in many aspects, but they all shared one common theme. Their common theme connected them in ways that shaped each story and left the reader with a memorable lesson. “Harrison Bergeron”, “A Rose for Emily” and “A Small Good thing” all shared a common theme of dangerous control because they all had different means of “taking away of personal freedoms.” “Harrison Bergeron” told a story of a society where everyone was equal. Nobody was allowed to more intelligent, more attractive or more successful than anybody else.…
Welfare is a very controversy issue in the United States of America. Here are some facts about welfare. Welfare programs include supplemental nutrition program better known as SNAP. Another program that goes along with welfare is temporary assistance program for needy families Known as TANF. Section 8 and Medicaid is also a program that goes along with these programs.…
Few things are more controversial than immigration. The wave of immigrants across U.S. borders enrages many native-born residents. Throughout history, immigrants have made their way to the U.S. from places all over the world, bringing new blood which has energized the American economy and enriched the intellectual, social, and cultural life in more ways than one. Despite many things the nation owes to the work of immigrants, at various times nativists have tried to close the door on people wishing to come in. Although many citizens believe that immigrants steal jobs, unfairly draw government benefits, and alter the social fabric of the United States, there is great danger in overreacting to the issue.…
When Antonio Alarcon was 6 years old his parents left Mexico and came to the United States in search of a better life. At the age of 11 his parents decided to bring him, and since his little brother was too young to make the dangerous border crossing he had to stay in Mexico with his grandparents. When the time to cross the border came Antonio received 1 bottle of water, and a couple of tuna and corn cans. He states that the light of the moon was his only ally. He says that while he was crossing the desert, minutes passed like hours, and hours were eternity, and they didn’t seem to be getting anywhere.…
Thank you for contacting me about social benefits for illegal immigrants. I appreciate knowing your thoughts on this issue. The Obama administration has granted over 541,000 Social Security numbers to illegal immigrants under President Obama’s original 2012 deportation amnesty for Dreamers. As a result, those who receive Social Security numbers will have access to various benefits such as; work permits, tax credits and driver’s licenses.…
Illegal immigration has become a widely discussed, and very controversial topic. In America, over the past few decades there has been an exceedingly large increase in the stay of illegal aliens. A series of politicians have enforced and created various acts to either combat or support illegal immigration. The opinion of the nation has varied throughout the years. Some think that illegal immigration hurts American interest.…
Thousands of immigrants come from all over the world to the United States every year. People believe those immigrants just come in to hurt the economy. The truth is the more immigrants there are the more the economy gets stronger. Immigrants arriving to the United States can have its benefits. Illegal immigrants benefit American’s economy by fueling economic growth, increasing the share of taxes, and by their labor.…
Today in the United States around one hundred and ten million people were on welfare (“The 35.4 percent”). If you keep looking into it, that is almost thirty-five percent of the people in America (“The 35.4 percent”). So, what about the rest of the world? Why are we paying for these people? America needs to stop and stand up for themselves.…
When a person thinks of immigration, they usually think of some non-speaking american coming to live in our country illegally. But the actual definition of immigration is “the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country” ( The Free Dictionary ). To be an immigrant coming into America must be so hard in many ways, but as the people of America we should do something to help. Once immigrants are in America and are at the Department for Homeland Security, they should start learning the basics of english, learning work ethic, and learning social skills. Once immigrants have learned all the basic skills, and have been approved for their permanent residence card then they should be allowed as american citizens.…
Today approximately 11.7 Million people today are doing their best to live in the shadows of the United States (Preston). These people are living like second-rate citizens all while constantly having to worry about immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) coming to rip them away from the life they have built here. Many of these immigrants have lived here for years. They have jobs, families and friends. However, because of their legal status, they must fear deportation and cannot participate in elections and social programs.…