Economy Debate Topics for Kids

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• No problem! Before I begin, I really must have to apologize for misspelling "Bartering," that was kind of embarrassing. Anyway, glad you've accepted, thanks! Bartering is the idea that you can trade material possessions or your own services for someone else's material…
• I will be arguing the idea that bartering is a better way to exchange or make "purchases" than using a monetary system.It's 2 rounds because I want to get this over with quickly and I have a couple other ideas I'm debating for university. Barter - Exchange of goods and services…

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• I extend my arguments
• Alright, I was planning on presenting my advantages and arguments in my second speech after presenting my plan. Let's have a look at a few statistics revolving pennies: 1: Pennies in circulation: 200 billion, totaling 2 billion dollars 2: Cost to produce a penny: 1.99 cents 3:…

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• I stick to my points since there's nothing to refute.
• Money has its benefits but it can't buy everything. Unlimited money is only good as long as your alive. But eventually you'll die and the money that you've accumulated on earth will not follow you. Unlimited money can only buy you things. It is a short pleasure and then you die…

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• They Cost More Than They Are WorthIn 2006 the cost to produce a penny rose above one cent. This is because the raw minerals of the penny exceeded the one cent which the penny itself is worth. This problem has only been worsened, and in 2011 it cost the US Mint 2.4 cents to…
• The purpose of currency is to facilitate the exchange of goods and services by providing a good with an agreed upon value that can be traded for a multitude of other goods. As Pro in this debate I will argue that pennies are failing to fulfil this purpose. The context of this…

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• http://www.usmint.gov... Cost of Producing the Penny, Nickel, Dime, Quarter, and Golden Dollar Coins. $1 Coin Quarter Dime Nickel Penny 18.03 cents 11.14 cents 5.65 cents 11.18 cents 2.41 cents (United States Mint, 2011 Annual Report, pg. 11) 1. PENNIES COST MORE TO MAKE THAN…
• 1. Forex Trade/Stock Exchange will not crash. The cost is not only rounded down/up, but a combination of both, depending on how close the cost is to the nearest 5-cent increment, which could actually cause a boom in forex/stock. 2. Nickels can also control inflation with lest…

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• Oh congrats u caught a footbal. A lot of people can catch footballs. But it actually takes an intense amount of skill and patience to cut someone open and navigate throgh their organs to remove a tumor or something.
• People who actually save lives and risk their own should make more money than entertainers or athletes. Especially athletes such as some football players, who get payed millions of dollars a game, or catch.

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• Ferrari's fall into the list of most popular cars not only in recent studies by some of the most trusted car reviews of all time, Motortrend. I'd give you a link but my computer is acting weird and won't let me. So, I just say my argument without links. They are one of the most…
• Ferrari's rich history speaks for itself. The cars have very few problems. And they build better ones every year. Their stunning 0-60 mph seems impossible to top yet they get faster and faster. They have fantastic body shapes, and aggressive sounding engines. They also have a…

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• Personally I feel that with it's current menu Starbucks is a very fine establishment with a lot going for them, this being said, even in the greatest of corporations there is room for improvement. I find my self wishing that around my third hour of sitting in Starbucks looking…

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• Games are way too expensive because I only have about 10 video games and I am 12 years old and I bought games whenever I could
• I think video games are too expensive because if I want to buy a video game I need to save up for about 20 weeks

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• "Games are too expensive and the industry would benefit from lower price points" -Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim director Todd Howard. But I do think industry-wide we would benefit from more games out at $19 or $29. I would try more games. Because I'm not going to try a game for $60.…

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• If we take away the penny (and the nickel), we will be back at 1947. This was shortly after the Great Depression ended, and if we don't have smaller coins (the lack of small coins prevented us from getting out of this terrible event), a whole new Great Depression could appear.…
• Many economic breakdowns have resulted in the collapse of countries. My opponent clearly said we could get over it however may I argue that the Soviet Union, one of the two superpowers in the world at that time, experienced an economic collapse. This crisis was one of the key…

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• I think that the age should be lowered because there are children out there who are having family problems and need some extra money just like me I am 14 and from the time I was born my life has been tragic I have lived in a shoe box house and I have been homeless and I starved…
• i do not agree with this simply because studies show that the average person has more experience and will be able to function better in society if they get a job sooner

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• Another reason I didn't feel the need to formally reply is you did not cite where your facts where from (in round two), or in this case when! You scrutinize me for using estimates from 2011, but your source here was from 1990. . http://www.pennies.org...This is why consumers…
• I do not agree with your terms as they where not originally outlined. As the instigator it is normally assumed that you have the burden of proving your point. It is up to the voters to decide who wins, not you. I will address your concerns to be a good sport:" The harm of the…

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• I accept.

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• I concede. I don't really have an argument. I just feel cheated by that stupid box! I hope you have a nice day, whomever you are. :)
• In the entire span of my life, 17 years, I have won the Crane-Game only once. It is a rip off and waste of time.

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• I win.
• Yes. It happens everywhere, with everything. Why shouldn't they. If it looks like chicken and it tastes like chicken then it can be called chicken. Not that it matters, because McDonalds doesn't serve artificial chicken

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• Before I begin refuting my opponent's claims, I would like to point out that he did not attack any of my arguments, merely defended his own. This means the arguments I made still apply, which means that my opponent tacitly agrees to the statements: 1:The penny costs more than 1…
• In this speech I will be showing that my opponent's arguments are flawed 1. My opponent relates pennies to time, and shows how it correlates to time. My opponent does however, not show a correlation since their is no explicit or implicit link that they make between time and…

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• Refutation:1. CON provides no sources to back up her arguments. "11/15 use the TTC? ". 2. I'm not quite sure what CON is trying to say with her second point. "As you mentioned price of almost everything has raised but I think the increase of bus fares again might face some…
• Just to clarify to viewers who do not live in the Toronto area. The TTC stands for Toronto Transit Commision and is a public transit company that provides bussing to people in the Toronto area.They have recently increased the fares of their tickets.Refutation/Arguments:Con…

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• I will follow my opponents order, and then give my conclusion. Contention 1: My opponent attempts to prove that the United States can grow all of its own food by saying it has been done before. Not only does he give no evidence of this, but this is not relevant to the debate.…
• For reader/voter convenience I will go in the same order my opponent does Cont. 1- In order for this response to have a chance to hold water, my opponent first must prove that the United States indeed has the resources necessary to grow enough food for the whole nation. Until…

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• I believed you have no point to show because facts were shown. however, Thanks for your time in debating with me and I hope to meet you in next debate.
• You have a pretty little point about your demand and supply, Frankly you and I know that with the absent of diamonds we can carry on live smoothly and be happier as much as we want, Unlike water which is our major basic need, With the absent of water you would probably be able…

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• Many thanks to my opponent for taking up this debate - I must admit, I hadn't expected this novel, if perilous, line of defence! You see, my opponent's argument rests on his assertion that the woman of the house is the dominant member of the family. Sadly, this treacherous…
• "Come and visit {insert name of theme park here}" they say "there's fun for all the family". Is there? Is there really? Well yes, there are rides and parades and shows and stuff for the kids, I've seen those. And true, there are shops and tearooms and flower gardens and stuff…

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• I will be taking pro for this argument, I think wer should abolish pennies, con takes the point of view as if we shouldn't.
• I hope you vote fro me because my opponent plagarised and forfeited, I also hope you learned something from this debate.

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• As this debate is comes to a close, I will address my opponent's key points before asserting my final argument. Use of Sources Sources are used in persuasive writing to validate claims. By citing sources that are not credible, a blog entry for example, my opponent's credibility…
• "The main problems with changing systems are complications, inconveniences, time, and it probably would not work anyway." A simple one line assertion has been put forth and it comes with no citation and no reference of any kind. My opponent drew attention to my use of Wikipedia…

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• The problem with pennies as stated in my first argument is that pennies are no longer convenient. Even after that penny in the $0.99 transaction is returned, the penny will most likely end up in a jar dead to the economy not fulfilling its role as currency. The fact that…
• I would like to thank Forthelulz for accepting this debate On to my arguments: Argument 1: Pennies are a waste of money As of now it takes 1.7 cents to make a penny when a penny is only worth 1 cent. Because the US makes billions of these per year the costs add up. In 2014,…

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• "It means that abolishing the penny is virtually equivalent to abolishing the American flag. "I did not think my opponent was attempting to make this inference. Of course, eliminating the penny would not be the same a abolishing the American Flag. Let me explain further. "In…
• The background provided by weirdman in undoubtably true. No denying history. However, he contended that "With this being said, we can clearly see that the penny seen as one of the first American formulated coins, possess a both patriotic as well as personal value. " On the…

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• I believe that the biggest target range is children. When your looking at supplying an easy, persuasive age group with a product you produce, your going to be looking at marketing towards children

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• I will go straight down the flow. CONTENTION 1: Ease. My opponent suggests that, in order to gain ankle support, a lot of velcro would be needed, and it would slip. First of all, I urge him to back these statements up with evidence. Secondly, look at these velcro shoes (.…
• I ask that voters based on who made the better arguments, and that you put your personal opinion aside. With that said, let's explore the reasons why Velcro is better than shoe-laces. CONTENTION 1: Ease. It is extremely easy to tighten and pull over a peice of Velcro to the…

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• I will leave the rest up to any interested voters.
• I believe I have made my point, but I await my opponents rebuttal.

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• That devastation of being fired for grades will help them improve their grades if they really want to keep their job. I don't have much more info
• I know a few children can handle responsibility and most can't so the few responsible children get the opportunity to earn money. If the work hires a child and the child is being Imiture and they will get fired. They will learn responsibility if they want to keep their job..

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• You have forfeited therefore I win.
• Briefly perhaps, but most of the information that passes through the brain is permanently forgotten. If the brain recorded moments like a tape recorder, then it would be theoretically possible to produce a transcript of every sentence you ever heard in your lifetime: every…

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• Resolved: The US government should stop minting the Jefferson nickel and assign the Lincoln penny a five cent value in its place. Due to the rising, and risen, costs of metal, minting change is more expensive than ever. A Jefferson nickel costs almost 8 cents to mint and the…

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• First of all, as I am the instigator, it is your job to refute me. Second, I answered your opening rebuttal. You asked me to define best; I did. If your idea of argument is to have me pick little quotes out of your rebuttal and post links to some Wikipedia article to refute…
• You continue to say: "Define Best." I will. German automobiles are some of the world's safest automobiles. German automakers pay special attention to detail. This includes detailed, highly advanced safety systems. German motorways are high-speed. We frequently drive speeds in…

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• CON claims that these crusades were indeed examples of toursim due to these men enjoying brothels as well as looked at the old historical sites, however, it was not these acts which were deemed a problem (assuming they occured), but rather all of the fighting and the murder. If…
• CON's first point: He argues that tourism caused the poor relations which caused the kidnappings cited in round one. He rationalizes this by citing the crusades and insisting that they were an example of "the activity or practice of touring, esp. for pleasure." In response, let…