Distributive justice is the fair distribution of society’s advantages and disadvantages‚ or benefits and burdens‚ including income‚ property‚ employment‚ rights‚ taxes‚ and public service (p.723) the theory believes to be the most persuasive and yet gratifying solution for all people. As identified in the text the right to health care is not limited to duties that interfere with a person obtaining something and duties to help that person in her efforts to get something. (p.725) Distributive justice
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What is Distributive Justice? Distributive justice is generally referred to as fairness regarding the pattern of distribution among individuals. In order for distributive justice to be met‚ it is necessary for goods to be distributed fairly or justly. Goods are anything that holds value to any person(s); if something does not have any value then it is not a good. Value is the main requirement for something to be considered a good; therefore‚ not only physical goods hold value. Thus‚ such things
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Since the 1930’s‚ marijuana has been illegal in the eyes of the U.S government. It is classified as a schedule I drug‚ which is said to have a high potential for abuse‚ no medical use and not safe to use under medical supervision. In this current day and age‚ it’s being prescribed to patients who have severe health problems to treat their pains‚ nausea‚ etc. Compared to logical reasoning‚ the government takes a very different stance on marijuana. Some say prohibition serves no purpose‚ and others
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The definition of justice is “Fairness of protection of rights and punishment of wrongs. While all legal systems aim to uphold ideal through fair and proper administration of the law of the land‚ it is possible to have unjust laws.” Justice is fairness‚ all people have equality and are treated equally‚ but they are also equally held accountable for the things they have done wrong. A dictionary definition of distributive justice is: “A concept that addresses the ownership of good in a society.
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Robert Nozick breaks down his theory of distributive justice into three guidelines of justice which define how something not formerly owned by someone may be acquired‚ how possession of an item can be transferred from one individual to another and what should be done to resolve situations in which one of the first two rules in violated. For people to better understand his theory‚ Nozick uses a neutral term to define the possession of things‚ calling them “people’s holdings”. The principle of his
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Legalizing Medical Marijuana The debate over whether to legalize marijuana has been one of the most controversial issues dividing courts‚ the federal government‚ state governments‚ and voters. In 1996‚ Arizona and California voters overwhelmingly approved the legalization of marijuana for medicinal purposes. Propositions 200 and 215 represented a dramatic shift from a previously united federal and state front against illegal drugs to one where state governments and voters are now at odds
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Marijuana is an American dried flower and leaves of the plant cannabis sativa. Marijuana is considered to be a category C drug‚ a category C drug is a category of drugs that have not had enough research to determine if they are safe or not. Marijuana is considered a controlled substance. Marijuana is consumed by a many teens and adults in the world. Legalization of marijuana is a controversial topic in today’s society because it’s considered addictive‚ a gateway drug‚ but it is also considered helpful
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How do you feel about legalizing marijuana? Marijuana should be legalized for recreational use because it would reduce street violence‚ reduce organized crime‚ and increase tax revenue. Legalizing marijuana would lead to less street violence. In the text it states that people who are taken advantage of could call the police to settle disputes if marijuana was legalized. It would allow police to focus more on violent crimes and tracking down criminals. It would also open up jail cells to relieve
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Marijuana: Should it be Legal? Kizzy Richardson BCOM 275 July 17‚ 2011 LaRhonda Jones Marijuana: Should it be Legal? Marijuana has been noted to be the most valuable herb for centuries. The medical use of cannabis dates back to 2700 B.C. with the father of Chinese medicine‚ Shen Nung. Sir Russell Reynolds‚ the private physician to Queen Victoria‚ prescribed marijuana for menstrual cramps and wrote the first issue of The Lancelot stating‚ “When pure and administered carefully‚ it is one
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Distributive justice concerns the proper and equal distribution of goods and attention‚ mostly from a monetary basis such as taxes‚ compensation and re-imbursement. This distribution is most often based on the needs and merits of individuals and organizations. The difficulty lies in deciding how and to whom allocations are dispersed as well as fairness of disbursement of funds based on individual and organizational entitlements. It mainly deals with what is fair monetary compensation for labor
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