We want a loan for a big house. I am here to help you. A Should I use tax monies to encourage home ownership? Positive Utilities Negative Utilities Other Considerations Guarantee loans? Mandate quotas for loans to minorities? I get my commission In any case. B C Loan Consolidators, Securities Creators 1.a. What are the positive and negative utilities (probable – not actual – results) of Uncle Sam's ideas? 1.b. Are there other things, related to this issue, Uncle Sam should also be thinking about? 2.a. Ideally, what should be the principal characteristics that define the relationship between parties denoted by A, B, and C? For example: caveat emptor, trust, cooperation, self-interest, profit motive, rational risk-taking, etc. 2.b. Role play: Assume the role of each party, and imagine its behavior under various conditions and motives. How would the questions posed by relevant moral theories be answered? -Can I will that the rule for my action in this case be universal? (Kant) -Am I using the other party only as a means to an end (not respecting them as persons)? (Kant) -What are the probable positive and negative results of my action under these conditions? (Mill) -Is my act indicative of moderation or rational self-interest? (Aristotle) -What are the clear duties I have in this case (beneficence, self-interest, etc.)? (Ross) -Would I publish my reasoning in a local newspaper? Freddy the Loan Officer
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