Through the convenience of online video, Harvard Professor of Ethics, Michael Sandel shared with members his concerns about the Moral Limits of Money on Thursday. Sandel argues that it is not in the common good for society to not put some limits on the things we can purchase with money. He gave examples of wealthy prisoners being able to buy an upgrade for their prison cell, people being able to buy their way to the front of a queue, and schools and parents paying children to read books and get good grades. He asked, "Is this the society we really want - where the wealthy can effectively live separate lives from those with fewer resources?" He argues that for democracy to work well, people of all income levels should mix freely and share their perspectives of community problems so that the whole society benefits. Whilst it's perfectly fine for those with the resources to be able to buy more expensive "things" (the value of which doesn't change), it becomes a problem when we can buy services like education because money then changes the value and nature of the experience. As an example, Instead of reading a book for the sake of personal growth or fun, we'd be encouraging children to treat it as a money making venture. This session was the first in a planned series of program events organized by our Vocational Committee on Rotary Ethics.