Question

Assume that there is free and costless trade in the market for kidneys. People whose kidneys are failing can purchase kidneys from those who are healthy.

1- Provide one argument for why such an arrangement might be considered exploitative.

2- Provide another argument for why it might not be considered exploitative.

Answer 1

1.

This arrangement might be exploitative in nature, because it makes people needing kidneys to exploit the poor economic conditions of the people who are healthy in nature. Here, these poor people, needing money to meet their day to day expenses, can easily fall in the trap of those people who need kidneys. So, it is exploitative in nature.

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2.

The argument that it might not be exploitative, because it is market based arrangement and sellers are kidneys are well informed of the demand and ongoing market price. Further, it is not exploitation that a person sells its one part of the body and get a good amount of money as the person has another kidney to work with. Hence, the trade happens with right consideration and it is not exploitative in nature.