What can be bought and sold

I believe that everything on Sandel’s list is perfectly acceptable to be bought and sold. The idea buying someone’s life insurance in order to bet on their life span and turn a profit makes me uncomfortable but that does not mean it is wrong or cannot be for sale. However, that being said, if the person whose life insurance in being bought understands the situation and realizes their family will receive none of the benefits, who am I to say they can’t do it.

Some of the items Sandel mentions on his list I actually feel are quite smart. For half a million dollars and the creation of ten jobs in a high unemployment area, someone can immigrate to the United States. This seems to benefit everyone. The person can come live and receive a green card in the U.S, and an area that desperately needs jobs will have it. Some may argue that this is unfair to the people who wait years to receive their green cards and morally, maybe they are right. I’m not sure. Whether it is moral or not, the fact is we live in a capitalist society and having money gives you an advantage. Another justification for this is they are helping build and improve an otherwise impoverished area and that is important.

I think almost anything can be bought or sold. I feel that as long as both parties and everyone involved understands the transaction and it is not resulting in the direct harm of another person, I think it is fine.