Economy Debate Topics — page 18

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• I'm not sure how I prove trillions have been spent overseas, but I know the Iraq and Afghan operations cost the country around 2 trillion based on C.B.O. estimates alone. All US citizens see for it is a destabilized Iraq, that now might pose a threat in terms of terror. How…
• I don't think it is fair to use time lines. I believe when the rich have control of the money, they create more money and we are all better off in the end. The poor keep getting poorer for reasons such as overpopulation, or perhaps free trade agreements with countries where the…

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• My opponent seems to confuse my saying that removing the minimum wage will reduce wages with me saying that most people earn the minimum wage. I very well know that the number of people earning the minimum wage is low (at least in the US, but this is far from being the case in…
• My opponent claims that if it was true that abolishing minimum wage would reduce wages overall, then this would have happened already, and he brings the example of the jobs that get more than the minimum wage. But this does not counter my argument. While increased scarcity in…

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• My opponent has ignored my request to wait a day before responding. In fact, he went out of his way to post on Tuesday night. This forced me to write an argument in minimal time. I apologize for my briefness. "My opponent claims to be defending Capitalism, but is, in fact,…
• "Regulation, though not perfect and ever changing, attempts to protect the liberties of the consumer, the worker, and the competition, thus ensuring the survival of Capitalism and Democracy. " One's purpose and one's result are two different things. In a similar fashion,…

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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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• I deeply apologize I had lots of homework over the last three days so therefore I didn't have time to post. The win goes to con I look forward to a rematch in the future I am deeply sorry.
• I also look forward to how this debate will shake out in the voting. So the debate begins! Worker Rights: if you a working in a society you do not deserve to live in poverty nor should you be homeless on the streets and working. Something is wrong if you have people working…

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• I will begin by offering 3 main premises for my argument. 1. Most essential services that all human beings are entitled to as members of society should be socialized. Socialized, meaning owned and operated by the community as a whole, whether that means through the Government,…
• I will offer rebuttals and a closing statement. My opponent claims that nations with universal healthcare are not nearly as wealthy as the United States, and that the 2nd most richest nation on Earth (People's Republic of China) has only half the GDP of the US. For starters,…

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• The government should NOT be involved in the energy market. The best way to determine which energy source should be used is through the market - then prices can tell us which form of energy is the most economic. When you get the government involved you start making decisions…
• Let me begin by summarizing the debate on global warming. Both government climate scientists and skeptics agree that warming is happening as a result of increased CO2 levels. Government scientists argue that as CO2 levels in the atmosphere double, you have a temperature…

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• Idgaf what the topic is. Alright Basketball or Cricket?
• What is wrong with the world that art not trust each other anymore? What happened to the early days of Adam and Eve where it was all sunshine and happiness? Truth is, Ebay has a far better layout and not utterly confusing as Amazon.

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• The second round will be for arguments. The third round for rebuttal. The last round for conclusion (no new facts may be introduced).

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• Refutation #1My opponent has responded by stating that production causes deflation and thus the U.S. should not go back on the gold standard. Here is why he is wrong. The gold standard does not limit the increase in the amount of dollars to just 2% a year, the average increase…
• Hello, I am going to talk about why the gold standard. Anyway, Republicans have always supported the gold standard and we were very prosperous under it. Look at the Gilded Age with strong Republican presidents like Chester Arthur, Benjamin Harrison, and William McKinely. So I…

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• I would like to start by pointing out that in his rebuttal Con made several arguments against mine that were fact instead of logic based without citing sources. (Other than a Wikipedia biography-essentially pointless.) 1. Con asserts that globalization has helped the economy,…
• "The burden of proof is on you, because you are proving that economic growth is unsustainable. I must prove that an economy can grow indefinitely (within reason)." So I guess that BoP is on both of us then. As you state- "burden of proof is on you" and "I must prove". 1. a.…

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• This debate will consist of four rounds. Round One catalogs the pertinent definitions and rules, wherein my opponent may address any concerns. Rounds Two and Three shall comprise the claims, counter-claims, and evidence in a Lincoln-Douglas style debate. Round Four will be…
• Obviously my opponent has forfeit.

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• Thank you for such a quick reply! RC1: Not everyone in the world trades gold in this way One of the best things that the gold standard does for America is that it gives us a solid currency that other countries can trade with. Some of the countries that we would be trading with…
• C1: Inflation is rare Something can only be valuable when it is somewhat rare. If a certain currency has been printed to an extent where there is too much in the economy, it loses it's value. The reason for this is because it has lost a portion of it's rarity making it less…

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• 3) More social incentive to find a job

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• First of all, by issuing these bonds and encouraging investors to take them instead of cash, the companies in question ARE simply reinvesting the profits, to be paid out at a later date. And smart investors will generally prefer the profits be reinvested because that would…
• I assert the following: The Securities and Exchange Commission should mandate that all companies must pay a certain minimum dividend to their shareholders proportional to their earnings, either in cash or in corporate bonds. My reasoning: Almost every major economic downturn in…

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• Kudos to you. Excellent argument. Let me just say that I posted this as an idea, and hoped that someone would respond with a intelligent argument providing the flaws and drawbacks of such an idea. What you are saying is most certainly correct. I was not talking directly about…
• All Citizens on Welfare, besides disability, should have to work to receive their checks. Everyone has heard stories of people exploiting the welfare system, or lazy people lounging around all day collecting checks. These people should have to work for this money. If they are…

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• I will be trusting my opponent's definitions for these two philosophies. Argument 1: Capitalism achieves innovation- One of my main values is innovation. The ability to innovate is a very wonderful thing humanity has done and is our very nature. What was happening before humans…
• I will be defending capitalism, and the reason why I am doing this is I see that in the left, there are a lot of people being won over by the idea of communism. I will be trying to prove that capitalism the best we have and communism is not.

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• Let us vote!
• Rebuttals: ***They are expensive for most middle class people, and if even they are not expensive, they can choose a car that is cheaper in price and smaller engine to avoid paying additional (carbon)tax. ***Another, you cited Kazakhstan as your example not to increase tax on…

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• Let us get back to the debate. Contention 1: Harming Retirees My opponent argues that Privitazation would harm the retirees, but this is fallacous. I have shown last round they will be given an oppertunity to do with it as they please as they will have full ownership of the…
• To clearify as my opponent has asked, Priviatization shall be the ending of Federal Control in Social Security and a phase out to private control in a 10 year peroid. People with money curently in federal funds shall have this transfered to the compan the client chooes. My…

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• Dismantling gerontocracies
• Maintaining access to pension and healthcare plans

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• I accept. Me, as pro will argue why tourism reduces the development gap. I will list my arguments. I have the right to forfeit an round only if con fails to list a rebuttal to my point. I hope this is agreed. I will bring sources and evidence to support my points. I also seek…
• Con forfeited this round.

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• My opponent's arguments are extremely contradictory and leave me to question his understanding of the subject. He first argues that we should not raise the debt ceiling right now, implying that by not doing so Congress and the Obama administration will be forced to make the…
• Thanks to Bluesteel for accepting.I will start off by making sure the resolution is clear by pointing out that I am referring to the debt ceiling vote as it is currently being discussed in congress. According to Tim Geithner, as it stands we have till Aug 2nd before the US will…

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• You CANT have it BOTH ways. Either Unions are GOOD for employees or BAD, you don' get both. USUALLY the Republican talking point is that Unions are SO good to employees that it is IMPOSSIBLE to FIRE someone in a Union. First of all, i WISH that were the case, because employees…
• Of course your WRONG! They HELP employees by getting them BETTER pay BETTER benefits and BETTER JOB SECURITY

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• Please excuse my super late reply, my internet is faulty. Also, please be nice. No one is trying to spear you with opinions and/or questioning your intellect so there's no need to be snippy. Its okay to have a strong opinion, but not to be rude about it. When I say Laissez…
• Government should provide national security, and then back off. Road systems can be a private business. Hands off government would not deprive people of rights, it would increase them. Less political regulation would open up choices that before Americans never had because of…

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• Minimum wage earners only represent 4% of the US workforce, and that's mostly comprised of teenagers. One might not suppose that adjusting the wage for this small sector would significantly impact the economy, but min. wage increases ripple up into middle class salaries as…
• "According to a poll of 500 small business owners conducted on behalf of Small Business Majority, 67 percent of these firms favor boosting the minimum wage from the current rate of $7.25 an hour and adjusting it annually as the cost of living rises" [1] Why? Because savvy small…

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• Thank you Larztheloser for your response. "If you just got fired from your job for being grossly incompetent, that does not prove you have a disability." The point that I had been responding to was Con's point about excessively stiff joints or memory loss, not incompetence.…
• First, a clarification of my viewpoint. The age of eligibility should be raised to 70, current beneficiaries will, for lack of a better term, be grandfathered in, and the age will be raised somewhat gradually, so people have time to change their expectations. Now onto the…

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• I like to debate but to debate just for the sake of debating when I have had my mind changed by the opposition and no longer believe in my former clause is pointless.
• <> < > These cases are true but you can't not criticize something just because it has been done before. If you kick someone in the foot and you hurt someone does that make it okay for someone to kick you in the foot? No. My opponent makes the Laissez-Faire economic system look…

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• Well I'm very disappointed that WSA could not take up my challenge. I will not post anymore in this thread and will issue a second challenge with the same resolution to anyone else who wishes to argue on this topic.

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• Let me rebut each of your arguments one by one. My oppenent's arguments are in bold.Cutting taxes for everyone would make sense if we weren't in over $16 trillion in debtThe government should significantly cut taxes but also significantly cut spending and close loopholes and…
• The government should cut taxes for everyone including the wealthy so people will have more money, people will spend more, businesses will make more money and pay more tax dollars. A large percentage of businesses pay income tax at the individual tax rate not the corporate tax…

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• Any dictionary definition of voluntary will include acting in one"s own free will, any threat of penalty voids an act being of free will. The IRS webpage on "Penalties for late filing" , uses the term penalty many times, not one person interacts with the IRS by their own free…
• People are simply a group of persons. A simple majority, the key to democracy, is the goal of every politician. Using American political system as an example, in 2013, 47% of Americans are registered or lean democrat and 41% are registered or lean republican (Gallop).…

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• I stand by my argument in the previous round
• Though it is a good idea, I do not think this could work. My reasoning being: as soon as minimum wage increases, everything else will increase also. Ultimately the value of money would decrease, as all other prices increase. "In 2014, fast-food workers in the United States were…

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• "Changing something in favor o something that isn't wildly accepted is ridiculous. "Thing is, most Americans (1), 85% to be precise, do beleive that global warming is real. The USA is a democratic country, which means that the majority rule- therefore initiating something due…
• Thank-you. My first point is that air travel is a major contributor towards global warming and climate change. The emmission contains extremely harmful gases which damage our ozone layer. (3)As much as we can turn off our lights when we leave the room, or always recycle our…

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• Thank you Mongeese for posting this debate. Since my opponent provides no arguments i will focus on my own. Contention 1 Africa needs our support for diseases. 1 in 4 Africans have HIV or AIDS. providing funds to provide medicine and create knowledge for safe sex. If we provide…

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• Socialism Is Better For the People than Capitalism. Let's face it. Capitalist countries: Poor or no poor. You can't afford it, you can afford it. Socialism shows the citizens that there are opportunities, such as hospital fees. Socialism doesn't just tell their citizens they…

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• "If this argument were correct, products with major faults would stop being bought (XBox360 anyone?)" If you truly believe that the market doesn't punish companies who make faulty products then you are blind to how it operates - if Microsoft kept making products with faults, no…
• " These competing companies will use their powerful marketing and advertising teams to push their own products, pouring millions or even billions of dollars into their images. The more fashionable something is (ie. higher demand) the more reason your capitalist corporations…

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• Before going any further it should be noted by the judges that so far all of my opponent's arguments have involved perceived problems with introducing minimum wage laws or with increasing the minimum amount. All these arguments are essentially red herrings. Since Con…
• Thanks L-F. This debate is for round two of the tournament organised by Freeman. The challenge was sparked off by a lively exchange in the forums which can be viewed here: http://www.debate.org... I accept that as Pro, I have the burden of proving that the benefits of the…

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• Defending My Own ArgumentsMy opponent argues that the only reason people earn money is to improve their own standard of living. We agree on this. My opponent also points out that things like Environment and Crime Rates affect standard of living. This is true. However, this does…
• I argue that high tax rates do hurt the economy. I will employ both theoretical and empirical support for this assertion. Why High Taxes Hurt The Economy? Higher tax rates hurt the economy because they discourage productive behavior. If labor taxes were to be higher, then labor…

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• Collective bargaining leades to pay crises in the public sector
• Collective bargaining undermines the democractic process

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• Capitalism : " an economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments that are determined by private decision, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods that are determined mainly by competition in a free market." (1)…
• Sorry for the delay. I will give my opponent the oppertunity to go first in this debate as I will not need that more than one argument to debate this topic.

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• >Are you saying that there should be no law against falsifying financial statements? Advertisements employ the art of persuasion, where rhetoric and innuendo are appropriate. Financial statements should be factually accurate by law because altering them with incorrect…
• Thank you, DarrowDobaksa, for taking up this debate. I do, however, disagree with your disagreement on several of my points. :) >It merely says, if you're going to do business in this country, you're going to do it honestly and fairly... or else. Why must those statements be…

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• I became a socialist in 1977 when i visited family in the netherlands western europe is a example of peaceful democratic and successful socialism
• Firstly, The record of Socialsim is mixed, And understandably so, It is a new idea and just being tried as people make mistakes they learn, Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting diffeent results, So we try some thing new t attain the same goals, We learn…

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• Unconventional oil is economically viable
• Unconventional oil can contribute to 'energy security'

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• "an economic theory or system in which the means of production, distribution, and exchange are owned by the community collectively, usually through the state. It is characterized by production for use rather than profit, by equality of individual wealth, by the absence of…
• "It would be helpful for us to look at what we must assume from his resolution to be a better alternative, i.e. the socialist model." If you would read the resolution I am not favoring socialism by itself but a mixture of certain tenets of both systems. "Although not a perfect…

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• Ok if you must..well done!
• Ok very strange however conceading is i suppose in the eye of the beholder.

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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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• Resources are a source of conflict
• Environmental Damage

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• The first thing I would like to address is Rezamee"s Counter 4 from Round 3 that I was unable to respond to last round because I ran out of time. The simple truth of my position that prices would drop comes from the economic principle of inputs and outputs. A corporation is a…
• As Rezamee mentioned in the last round, I omitted to reply to his point that no nation had ever imposed a national sales tax. That is largely true although several nations such as Iceland, Norway, and South Africa attempted to implement a national retail sales tax. No nation…

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• The freedom to move is a human right.
• Policies towards a free labour market will create unity.

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• 1.Happiness is a personal responsibility so that argument is invalid and do you know who the happiest people are if you asked them the North Koreans because they have been brainwashed to believe that they live in a socialist utopia even when kim jong il is spending millions on…
• Look at history every communist state has failed or is failing there are 3 communist states in the world and 2 (Cuba and china) are embracing some free market reforms If the consumer has a choice of what product to buy then the many firms that are competing to sell the product…

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• Resolved: Carbon pricing would have a very minimal economic impact in the United StatesDefinitions:Carbon Pricing: The generic term for placing a price on carbon through either subsidies, a carbon tax, or an emissions trading systemhttp://en.wikipedia.org...Round one will be…
• Would Carbon Pricing have a Large Impact on Household Prices? In the previous round, my opponent stated, "The very goal of Carbon Pricing is to increase household prices." This simply is not true. Effective carbon pricing systems do increase the price of fossil-fuel generated…