Summary of Michael J. Sandel's What Money Can't Buy

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

Book Preview: #1 The airlines have begun selling line-cutting privileges as an à la carte perk. For $39, United Airlines will sell you priority boarding for your flight from Denver to Boston, along with the right to cut in line at the security checkpoint.

#2 The Empire State Building offers a fast track to the top for $45 per person. The Express Pass allows you to skip the lines and go straight to the best views.

#3 The fast-track trend can also be seen on freeways across the United States. Commuters can buy their way out of bumper-to-bumper traffic and into a fast-moving express lane.

#4 The line-standing business is becoming more common in America. It involves hiring someone to stand in line for you, and then charging your clients as much as $125 per ticket for the free performances.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Feb 24, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669352655

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Insights on Michael J. Sande's What Money Can't Buy

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The airlines have begun selling line-cutting privileges as an à la carte perk. For $39, United Airlines will sell you priority boarding for your flight from Denver to Boston, along with the right to cut in line at the security checkpoint.

#2

The Empire State Building offers a fast track to the top for $45 per person. The Express Pass allows you to skip the lines and go straight to the best views.

#3

The fast-track trend can also be seen on freeways across the United States. Commuters can buy their way out of bumper-to-bumper traffic and into a fast-moving express lane.

#4

The line-standing business is becoming more common in America. It involves hiring someone to stand in line for you, and then charging your clients as much as $125 per ticket for the free performances.

#5

The business of line standing has expanded from Congress to the U. S. Supreme Court. When the Court hears oral arguments in big constitutional cases, it’s not easy to get in. But if you’re willing to pay, you can hire a line stander to get you a ringside seat.

#6

Queuing for pay is not only an American phenomenon. In China, the market reforms of the last two decades have resulted in funding cuts for public hospitals and clinics, especially in rural areas. So patients from the countryside now travel to the major public hospitals in the