Without Morality, The Market Will Destroy Itself

As stated in #4 for any change to be achieved in society, voices for change need to be heard. Although providing better healthcare access is a right step in the right direction to help the American healthcare system, more can be done to prevent the nation to live unhealthy

In the past sixty years are country has seen overwhelming change. Some change has been for the best, while much has been for the worse. We’ve seen amazing advancements in technology and made huge strides in the health field. Unfortunately we’ve also lost a lot of common sense and have a lack of morals and dignity.

With health risks on the rise, and people getting careless, a change needs to take place. Our society is built upon freedom, but in some cases that freedom needs to be restricted. A simple choice throughout someone's day can affect the health of everyone around them. Even though freedom is one of the most important things in life, the public health has a wide outcome that could affect the rest of the world. Public health should be put before freedom because it affects more than one person, determines the generations to come, and this is what laws are based upon..

What Money Can’t Buy; The Moral Limits of Market by Michael Sandel argues the relationship between markets and our morality. His central concern is the influence of money on the sphere of life traditionally governed by nonmarket norms such as rights as a citizen, care for others, and civic duties. He demonstrated that market is responsible for destroying our sense of morality by placing monetary value to it. This paper will argue the relationship between market and morality through demonstrating the type of goods corrupted by money, the flaws in the market system that causes such problems, and the political solution for this problem as suggested by Michael Sandel respectively.

By applying the principles of social justice in our identification of health priorities, we can determine the impact these principles have on reducing health inequities and improving the health of the nation.

From a social justice perspective, quality healthcare is perceived as an innate right of every individual. The problem with this perspective is it is not a universally held sentiment. For example, individuals would argue from an economic standpoint that social justice is a “value” and healthcare is a commodity which drives our nation’s economy, thus presenting

Bulls, Bears, and Golden Calves present a review of financial and open approach issues in a Christian perspective. There are various reasons why this book is a good presentation, in a Christian way, to morals in economics. The assortment of issues talked about is beyond belief, giving the readers plentiful subjects to consider, making you need to dive further into the book.

The United States Declaration of Independence in 1776 expressed that all men are created equal, whose unalienable rights include life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness (The United States National Archives & Records Administration, n.d.). Life is the sequence of physical and mental experiences that make up the existence of an individual (Merriam-Webster, 2015). That is to say, the barometer of the wellness and health of a person should include both his biological and psychological/behavioral facets. In fact, in 1947 not only did the World Health Organization (WHO) took cognizance of these two essential components of health, but added another dimension- social well-being (Fair, 2011, p. 3). Not to mention that the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) framework is founded on the biopsychosocial model of disability rather than impairment (World Health Organization, 2002, p. 13). Also worth mentioning is President Franklin Roosevelt 's proclamation of the right to health as one of the four essential liberties; he asserted that the right to health is "the right to adequate medical care and the opportunity to achieve and enjoy good health" (Carmalt & Zaidi, 2004, p. 1). Furthermore, one of the principles enshrined in the Constitution of the United States, as indicated in the preamble, is the promotion of the general welfare of all Americans. It has been years since the founding fathers have envisioned this declaration and principle, but

Ewert did a great job in Moral Criticisms of the Market, he supported fought against free market from criticisms of Christian Socialists. I am on the same accord with Ewert position concerning the moral perspective of Christians, he recognized their flaw on their views on the free market. There are things held against the market, it has been subject to accusations of egocentrism and covetousness. There have been debates among Christians about the impact of the free market. Ewert addressed the issues concerning the free market and informs the reader about religious criticism and of the free market. He is right when he acknowledged that the free market supports everyone chasing their ideas. Even the founding fathers supported economic freedom

Another religion that is seemingly immune to the market theory at first glance is Catholicism, according to Stark and Finke. The authors contend, however, that although Catholics in Western Europe are more active than one would expect given the homogenous religious makeup of those countries, this deviation from the theory can be explained away by the fact that Catholic clergy rely on “voluntary oblations of the people”. All in all, Starke and Finke’s Acts of Faith presents a compelling narrative of religion acting according to the rules of a market

The United States of America is known as a “free country,” which makes people think that they can do whatever they want. Freedom and Health are two principles that people desire in society. Society wants to balance both principles, but are impossible to meet. Although, society can’t please both sides, equally there are boundaries for both principles today. In addition, it is no doubt that health is more important than freedom which society should strive to achieve the greatest good for one. However, it is impossible for society to change one's freedom perspective towards the health of others unless it benefits one personally.

When examined through a semi-technical lens, the Bible designates a significant amount of passage-space to the discussion of economic matters. Many of Jesus’ parables and the book of Proverbs seem heavily focused on such a topic. However, the Bible is far from a standard textbook that could be used in an economics class. The Bible does not go into detail explaining economic principles such as monetary and fiscal policies, aggregate supply and demand curves, inflation, etc. Instead, from a Christian perspective, the Bible acts as a framework for our actions, attitudes, and views surrounding wealth and the actions taken by ourselves and others, including national governments. One crucial aspect of economics that proves to be a significant motivating

In public health, as in many fields there are a set of conundrums that practitioners, leaders and law makers have to address in order to provide the most appropriate service to their populations. One of these conundrums is the battle between what is good for the community vs. what is good for the individual. This topic will be broken up to the community vs. the individual, and discussed based on research done by Kass et al, and Oriola, and will be concluded by presenting possible solutions.

In contrast, the economy within societies based on tradition lies on procedures designed in the past and maintained by shared customs and beliefs which are extremely powerful (Helibroner 8). For a society based on commands, there is always an imposed authority or an economic command. The economic problems are solved according to the commander’s decisions (Helibroner 10). This is the very first time in human beings’ history that economy is run by markets, making the transformation to market society appear to be unprecedented (Polanyi 43).

Keeping healthcare affordable for all citizens is important. Every person in this country should have the basic right to health care. The article Rights to Healthcare in the United States: Inherently Unstable discuss the rights people should have for healthcare as well as how Medicare and Medicaid came about. This paper discusses some points I agreed with in the article and different ways our country can improve health care.