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It is often said that the only thing that remains consistent in life is change, that being said, it may be in Michael Sandel's best interest to heed those words. Through his essay "Markets and Morals", he attempts to convey the notion that, we, as a society, are moving from a market economy to a 'Market Society' where he believes that, "We live at a time when almost everything can be bought and sold." (Sandel 44) Expressing his disdain for the course the free market has taken with its practical figureheads he lists such as Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher. Despite his apparent disgust with the direction of markets, he doesn't advocate complete regulation of them, Sandels actually spends a good portion of the essay raising more, philosophical questions, such as …show more content…
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