Economy Debate Topics for Students — page 18

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• I accept. Also, what is THW?
• I am super confused by this debate. I still don't know what THW is. Also, you created the debate so don't you determine the constraints. I would provide a prima facia argument , but since I don't know what THW is that seems impossible.

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• My worthy counterpart you may not know that all the black money notes consist of denominations of Rs.500 or Rs.1000. Therefore the owners of the money know that they either have to discard the money or transform it into a white one by giving the government one time tax of about…
• Well according to me the demonetization is a great work on part of the government . I think this is the best step taken by the government ever . All the black money that had been kept hidden from the government securely in Swiss Bank will all go in vain,thanks to the PM . There…

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• Thank you for your swift reply.Con 1: War and National EmergenciesI agree with con's point here. As I pointed out in the first round, the Balanced Budget Amendment provides provisions for such an event:Section 7. The Congress may waive the provisions of sections 1, 2, 3, and 5…
• As another war on the debt limit is looming over us and the fiscal cliff just barely passed over us, we need some serious thoughts on ways to reduce the deficit. One of my proposals is a Balanced Budget Amendment. Pro 1: The BBA Addresses Chronic Deficit For the past several…

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• I argue for coins. SOrry for the lack of specification You argue that bills save money, I argue that if we switch to coins we save money. Deal? You provide definitions, must be valid ones (like dictionary or something like that) but If you wish I will do it next round.
• defense of my long term arguments: I never said we had to debate the 1 month and you only had the power to provide definitions, not make rules. There was no rules on time in the title or in my arguments. So you do not have this power I have basically proved my point. Also my…

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• Your entire debate is based around a moral premise. It is factually undebatable that a lower corporate tax would equate to more jobs being created. Both theoretically and realistically, more money in the hands of the corporation would equate to more incentive for growth. The…
• Your main argument encompasses the negatives of a lower Corporate Tax paired with the ability to create loopholes in taxation and end up paying very little either way. In this debate, I never stated that we should keep these loopholes. This is strictly based upon the assertion…

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• Definitions "A minimum wage is the lowest hourly, daily, or monthly wage that employers may legally pay to employees or workers. Equivalently, it is the lowest wage at which workers may sell their labor." http://en.wikipedia.org... The "having an economic effect" caveat in the…
• My opponent has forfeited, so all my previous arguments stand unrefuted. The data are overwhelming that minimum wage laws cause unemployment, especially among teenagers. If Con's argument were correct, that increased costs would be absorbed out of employer profits, the laws…

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• The social security system is unsustainable in the status quo
• Privatising social security would improve economic growth

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• You use the analogy of greed and animals to portray your view. The question is when does greed stop? The point that I am making is that these leading corporations create a society where men in suits and offices get distinctly richer and the workers in un-skilled jobs are…
• There have of course been arguments for and against capitalism since the days of Marx. The overriding argument for capitalism is that it creates opportunity and rewards hard work. But is it really fair? The way I see it it really isn't. In the 21st century leading corporations…

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• I will start arguing my first contention that raising the minimum wage will help working class Currently, the middle class is dying. According to the Pew Research Center (. http://www.pewsocialtrends.org...) the middle class is getting smaller, and the lower class is…
• Hello, I am feelthebernie, and I will be arguing in favor of raising the minimal wage The debate will work like this: 1. Introduction 2. Opening arguments 3. Rebuttles 4. Summary 5. Finishing statements You can refute the opponents arguments in rebuttles and summary, but you…

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• I have not been a doctor or nurse but I have spent much time around them as one of my children was very sick and nearly died. I was by his side for a long time and saw the effort put in by nurses as apposed to the doctors. The nurses put in at least 200 times the amount of…
• Your argument implies that a person should be paid according to how much education and training they receive. Education is a privilege that few people have available to them. Billions of hard working people all over the earth are being paid miniscule wages while many of the…

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• P1) Taxes on the rich can help the economy. The money from the wealthy can be used for investments in "education and infrastructure", while allowing lower taxes for the middle class that can promote more spending for the economy. http://www.marketplace.org... P2) The rich have…
• P1) The business the rich make or help make cannot compete with the buying power of the middle class. If there is no one who can afford what a business has to sell then they end up failing. Even though the rich has more money it does not mean that they buy more than the average…

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• Rebuttal: Sorry I thought the common sense behind my math would was an attack on your 3 points, no matter let me clarify. In short I. Tax breaks II. How it works III. Long term effect First – I just showed how the tax breaks would work, turns out their not very sufficient.…
• Fair Tax Debate: "The Fair Tax would be "progressive" in the sense that it would avoid taxing financially challenged (i.e., poor) people for basic necessities" True, those below the poverty line would be exempt from most of taxes on necessities. However, what about those with…

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• Hello I'm am arguing that the fastest way to end our dependence on foreign oil is to drill alaska. The oil there just has to be drilled and refined. In Alaska, there is belied to be enough gas to fuel 25 million cars and heat 46 million houses for 30 years. We then could end…
• Hello This isn't what I was looking for, I'm arguing that drilling Alaska is the fastest way to solve our dependence on foreign oil. I see my mistake. I will try to make an argument. What your saying that it would only last 385 days, that's i just a guess. Who knows, maybe it…

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• As you said, the private sector is profit driven, but that profit has to come from somewhere. A MNE offering minimum wage would be driven out by companies paying higher amounts, leading to potential failure of the company. Most multinational salaries, such as Procter & Gamble,…
• That being said, please note that my opponent provided no sources, so all of his arguments are speculation. As the definition says, workers may not accept a job below minimum wage. This actually works against unskilled workers, who are the very people the minimum wage is…

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• Shame. I heavily urge a pro vote, thank you.
• In this round of the debate I would like to point out what my opponent stated in the last round. "I simply meant that this exam year year is going to have a difficult future ahead of them in terms of finding employment after college etc. because of the worldwide recession." Now…

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• Canada benefits from importing and exporting goods and services because of the fact that you receive the best quality and quantity of products at the lowest possible price. Not only do you receive the best product but through certain imports and exports you receive…

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• Therefore I will state a few key points on the legitamacy of my opponents argument. -First, he uses hipocrisy with his statements as he accuses me of not "warranting" my information when he goes about stating his opinions without any evidence whatsoever. -Second, he then tries…
• Socialism is detrimental to society for a variety of reasons. Most people get caught up in socialism because of the good nature of it. It sounds appealing and in theory should solve poverty, unequal pay, and much more. It is also affective because it takes advantage of people's…

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• oh shoot my bad
• No socialism is a much better better economic system it increases security and keeps society more stable while individualism causes chaos and since with individualism the people are self reliant the stability of the society depends on the individuals themselves while with…

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• Thanks to con for relinquishing the last round, and for joining me in this debate.If we look at con's fifth source, which s/he used to stress his/her belief that the US will lose money, we see in exactness why Rodney Bosco, the author of the article, believes this to be the…
• I would like to say in passing that when I said defined penny, the part about it being the "coin currently used" was meant to suggest that it was the coin made in the way that we make it now, with the huge amount of zinc with a copper coating. I'm sorry this wasn't very clear,…

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• My opponent likes to claim that the Argentinian government grew due to the IMF, but its original policies towards Argentina crippled the country. In a Washington Post articled by Paul Blustein cited by the website Global Policy Forum, evidence is shown that the IMF crippled…
• For this round, I will outline my case and then use the remaining rounds to ask/answer questions and summarize/clarify arguments. My argument is built on 5 main contentions: 1. The IMF is putting forward and supporting a flawed model for development. "The IMF forces countries…

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• The point of government intervention in the economy is not only to encourage growth, but to protect the consumers of America from the corporate greed and corruption of big business. During the most recent recession, big international banks like Bank of America engaged in the…
• You don't need to look very hard to realize that government intervention in the economy is unbelievably important. During his years in office, President Bush put into place many policies that would lessen government intervention in the economy, which he believed would stimulate…

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• Chicken nuggets may have TBHQ, but so do the burgers. And I said that those snacks should have the TBHQ removed, but if McDonald's tried to change it would be a totally different restaurant. Sodium Phosphate causes a disease that rarely causes death. Not all food have the…
• Do you realize that all but 1 of your sources at the end is a "page not found"? You just pointed out the fact that lots of McDonald's foods contain TBHQ. The FDA may be letting McDonald's hide some of their felonies, but McDonald's food is still very bad. Sodium Phosphate does…

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• Prices for goods will reduce to reflect the reduction in labor costs. When you just look at the retail cost, then you are not seeing the entire picture. You forget that cost to produce and transport of the products used in the fast food restaurants will be reduced as well.…
• The Minimum Wage should be reduced to $1 an hour in the US Reasons: 1. Prices for goods will reduce to reflect the reduction in labor costs. 2. The US Dollar will become stronger, because it will be able to buy more goods.

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• Oh well. I'll quickly sum up my points. 1. High school drop out rates are a problem. There are many causes of this problem but it is the fact that there are less people completeing their high school education that is directly affecting the failing economy in Reading, PA.…
• "basically all your saying is "Well, because all these kids dropped out our economy is low"" That's what I have to prove. Blame:to hold responsible; find fault with; censure. [1] The government or rather their market analysts look at these things very 'roboticly'. They see a…

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• We should have a government by casino lottery. It should be an assembly of whoever shows up to play the lottery at the National Casino. There people will propose policies, and then people will take bets on them. A "wheel of destiny" will then be spun to determine whether or not…
• Points: 1. All difficulties people face in their lives help people to build character and to learn from their experiences. Having a government by chance means people have plenty of opportunities for things to change in challenging ways. It will prepare the nation for anything.…

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• I am disappointed to see my opponent forfeit his turn. I have given my side and wish to hear his so I will end this and give him the opportunity to have the last word.
• In the 19th century oil was very expensive and dangerously unreliable. Odorous and expensive whale oil was mainly used to keep lamps lit. Seeing these high prices, which indicated a very large market demand, John D. Rockefeller set out to develop a reliable brand of oil that…

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• Greetings, First of all, I must say that Con's insistence on quoting the lyrics of a song is certainly unusual. But it's now become worse than that. Con's claim that I should be penalized for conduct is vey annoying and equally burdensome. Conduct is how one acts in a debate,…
• Yet, I appreciate Con's willingness to share. I, however, will not be using my valuable characters to type out what can already be listened to. That is the definition of useless tautology.

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• I win then! Thank you! By the way, I issued my own challenge to Jevinigh. I for one can't understand any of her arguments.
• That chain of arguments was at best incoherent and vague. At worst... a train wreck. (No offense.) I will aim to address these points as directly as possible. "the approach of Keynesian economics is Suicidal to the long term structural stability of an economy" Without the…

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• No problem sir, In that case, my one point (Sociologist) has already been won and awarded to Mr. Marx. Why Adam Smith is not so great: Number one Adam Smith didn't have a lot of connection or realization of the world. He lived in late 18th century Scotland and many factors that…
• I will argue that Karl Marx was a better economist, sociologist, and a more revolutionary person than Adam Smith AKA "Father of Economics" creator of the 'invisible hand'.

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• Yo mamma's so stupid she got locked in a grocery store and died of starvation! Vote Pro!!! Please comment if you would like to try this debate from Cons side.
• yo mamma's so ugly, Rice Crispies won't even talk to her. Since we can't really continue this debate in this fashion, I just wanted to add that IP laws are not needed to protect profits. Open source software like linux, android, wikipedia, youtube and open office are great…

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• Its a matter of opinion but to survive in the real world only commerce helps.
• I firmly believe that Commerce (Accounting, Business Studies and Economics) are far better than the three Sciences (Biology, chemistry and Physics).

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• what a typical Marxist clich" point of view.. so you never go on holiday, or desire to discover places...that is very exiting. plus, many countries are dependent on tourism which increases their quality of locals life's and opportunities furthermore. How does this link to…
• well.............if we were to abolish the travel and tourism industry then we might as well stay in out own countries for the rest of our lifes and never get a tan. but honestly,what do you think is the effcect of tourrism amongst the travel and tourism industry.

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• There are many cases of xenophobia in africa.What can you say about this ?
• Let's debate

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• Sorry wanted to vent that out there. But yes I need a hug.
• I'm afraid we have the same beliefs, However, You are a freaking idiot. IDIOT. YOU JUMP ONTO TOPICS NOT EVEN THINKING ABOUT WHAT THE OTHER PERSON IS SAYING. YOU PEOPLE DRIVE ME FREAKING INSANE. READ THE FREAKING DEBATES. THANK YOU.

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• Raising the minimum wage would increase economic activity and spur job growth. The Economic Policy Institute stated that a minimum wage increase from the current rate of $7.25 an hour to $10.10 would inject $22.1 billion net into the economy and create about 85,000 new jobs…
• The current minimum wage is 8$ an hour. I'm arguing that we should raise it to 15$ an hour, you're arguing that we should keep it at 8$ and that the Fight for 15 is nonsense.

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• University fees are usually quite high. When fees are put in place in countries, many people find it extremely difficult to find the funds to pay for it, leading many people to seek school loans. In the United States, obtaining loans for university is the norm. These loans can…
• University fees are usually quite high. When fees are put in place in countries, many people find it extremely difficult to find the funds to pay for it, leading many people to seek school loans. In the United States, obtaining loans for university is the norm. These loans can…

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• There is greater potential for African women
• Women are the backbone of Africa's agriculture

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• Often times you will here politicians complain about the startling lack of access to education and how it is having a detrimental effect on the competitive nature of the United States. This however is not true, jobs over the last couple of decades have not been lost due to…

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• forfeited this round
• I was meaning that of you wanted to debate with me on a different topic that needed less research at I would be willing to start that debate with out delay. I have been debating all my life, much to the annoyance of my friends and family. It has been a while since I was in a…

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• Okay RebuttalsRound 3 was simply supposed to be a rebuttal period. You were not supposed to defend the case you made in round 2, just refute the arguments of the opponent's case. Round 4's purpose would be entirely defeated, which is simply meant to defend the case of the…
• Let the refutations begin. As you all know, this debate is important to the economic history of the nation and it is important to understand if the New Deal was effective or not and if it should be a role model in public policy for today. That is why I did this debate, to prove…

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• In round 2 I laid out my case to affirm the resolution which mainly focused on the theory of moral ownership. Con did not contest the obvious fact that in order for theft to occur the individual being deprived must own the property in question, and has also agreed that moral…
• As stated by the definitions above, theft is the wrongful taking of another person's property. But in order for this to occur, the property being taken must first belong to the person being deprived. Below I will outline 3 different theories of ownership and why taxation fails…

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• He eh...forfeited.
• Brief Road map: NC/AC Let's go to the neg's overview of my vase: My opponent says nowhere in his case does he state that he's talking about a capitalist society. This is entirely untrue, all of his impacts hinge on the fact that a bailout is changing the government to a marxist…

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• Round 1 is for accepting only. Con may not post any entirely new arguments in Round 4 (though can post new rebuttals etc). I will be arguing that water should not be privatized. Con must defend the position that water should be privatized.
• This debate can be broken down into two key questions: 1) Do private property rights extend to water? My opponent's main argument throughout this debate was that private property rights extend to water found on land. There was no substantial analysis into why this is the case;…

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• I would like to note that I am very sorry for the missed round, but I am sure that everyone is aware that whatever is priority in your life sometimes requires attention before debate.org That being said, you said the debate had been forfeited, not quite! only the round. You…
• "I'd like this to center around political or economic issues. I will be centering my debate on 'greed', in fact, being good- causing the world to advance and become more productive. I'll define greed as an "Avid desire to gain more wealth." Very well, wow a 5 round debate? I…

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• I thank Con for the inputs and I appreciate the effort to explain the concept. [4.1 Marketing/advertisements is the REAL REASON behind the high prices of branded products NOT THE BRAND per se. 4.2 The name/brand assigned to a product does not make it more expensive. The cost of…
• I thank srregua for taking up this debate. Let me elaborate this discussion. First of all I agree with my contender on the definition of 'BRAND' and 'EXPLOIT' and I would take my discussion ahead from there. Before that let me make it clear that I do not have any disagreement…

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• It's unfortunate that's he's limited the scope of our discussion by waiting until so late to bring them up, but better late than never. He's also touched on corporate power and monopolies again, but it's merely a rehash of his previous points and my earlier criticisms remain…
• == Analysis == I think it's become clear at this point that my opponent is not interested in rationally discussing ideas; he is a secular evangelist substituting Karl Marx for Jesus and trying to use this debate as a platform for his proselytizing efforts. Although Con spent…

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• I will now begin my rebuttal. Rebuttal: Constitution-My opponent treats the constitution like a religion that can never change. His main claim is that the constitution never granted the government the power to create a minimum wage. The US Constitution has been changed 27 times…
• I will be arguing that the US Federal Government should raise the minimum wage. I would like more my opponent to note that I agree that the US Federal government should raise the minimum wage one dollar every year until we get to 10 dollars in order to make small businesses…

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• Thank you for taking up this debate.. I hope you enjoy it.. The initial debate was framed, by example, for the people who exercise free choice to move into an area prone to these disasters. This is simply a matter of risk/rewards. These people are putting themselves at risk for…
• Position: If a person builds a house in an area prone to natural disasters (after waiver) they should have to give up any chance for govt assistance AKA FEMA etc.. and rely on self purchased insurances only. Case in point: People that build a house on the side of a mountain, in…

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• Quite Simply,We have 3 options:1. Completely get rid of government provision of aid.The problem here is that this drives up crime rates as people try to find "alternative" methods of making a living and things becomce harder and harder for those such in a cycle of poverty to…
• Sometimes it can be hard to find a job, and it certainly is wrong for the government to abandon people in need. Furthermore when people are desperate crime rises. Doing nothing about the problem of poverty is not an option. However, the economy would be in much better shape and…

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• BRAVO for taking on a position you don'? T fully agree with. It is greatly apreciated, Believe that. Ok I can't argue against biggotry as that point is valid especially when a President political assumes a hypethetical view (cough) so i find flaw in 2 things to regain grounding…
• Any us citizen that claims a job is hard to find is either being too lazy or too picky or unrealistic l. Its simple really, The harder you work on having a skill the more valuable you are. Sex race or even age doesnt matter to anyone with determination and ambition.