Repugnant Transactions
The concept of repugnant transactions certainly lends itself to an interesting exchange of what are likely to be vastly differing views.
Repugnant transactions are market transactions that some people want to prevent others from engaging in because of the personal repugnance they feel or because of moral concerns. As will be gleaned from the reading material, there are several dimensions to this repugnance, ranging from pure moral outrage (shock, anger, indignation) to considering such transactions to be distasteful, inappropriate, or unfair; having the feeling that they’re something that could easily be exploited in a negative sense; or that there are too many known and unknown risks involved.
To some it’s the mere idea of associating money with certain things that is repugnant, even if the proposed transaction is likely to lead to the greater good of society. There’s much to discuss!
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