Week 10- Post 2

    The world has drifted from having a market society to becoming market societies. Meaning that currently almost everything is up for sale, it has become a way of life, where market thinking/values have begun to dominate every aspect of life. The influence of markets is seen in health, education, politics, law, civic life, and more. However, there are risks to this marketed life that need to be considered when discussing the limits to what money can or cannot buy. Such as inequality and corruption. In a society where everything is for sale, life is easier for those with more money, because money is able to buy them more than just material goods. These people have access to superior medical care, safe neighborhoods, elite schools, resulting in inequality between groups with different levels of wealth. Then, putting a price on certain goods can corrupt the good themselves and alter their value. For example, by providing a money incentive to kids to read books, it might result in more books being read, but the kids are going to start seeing it as work instead of something enjoyable to do on their own.

    Morality and justice both have to be considered when trying to answer the question of how money should be used in society. Where the morals in marketization are contemplated when thinking about the effect of little actions parents might do for their kids with money incentives. Then justice relates to the separation of lives the market creates for people with different levels of money.