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The government created the great depression

16kadams
imabench

This is for an economics tournament, and I am certain no trolling will occur, but if it does its an automatic FF. 1st round acceptance 2nd arguments 3rd rebuttals 4th rebuttals ---> No trolling ---> No semantics...

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157 Comments
Updated 1 Year Ago

Capitalism

jimtimmy
unitedandy

I argue that Capitalism has brought prosperity and freedom to Millions. Capitalism has, again and again, proven to be a successful system. It brings increased prosperity to all classes, from top to bottom. If you look accross the world's nations, you can see how successful Capitalism is. The nations with Free Markets, Lower Taxes, Lower Spending, and more Stable Monetary Base are the most successful. I don't just argue that capitalism is more successful than Socialism, but I also argue...

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138 Comments
Updated 1 Year Ago

Corporate CEOs in America Should Be Paid Less

wrichcirw
Raisor

I originally issued this challenge to Danielle, until I found out we were advocating the same side. I've since made this debate impossible to accept. If you are interested in debating CON for the resolution, please let me know in the comments section, thank you.

The subject matter deals with this forum topic:

$8.25 per hour vs. $8.75 million per year

http://debate.org/forums/economics/topic/2...

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72 Comments
Updated 4 Months Ago

Resoved: not all property is capital

DanT
buckIPDA



1st round acceptance only
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59 Comments
Updated 12 Months Ago

Rep. Paul Ryan's "Path to Prosperity" budget proposal should be passed.

RightWingConspiracyGuy
Sieben

First of all, I would like to thank my opponent for accepting this debate. Secondly, I would ask that no one accept this debate unless you feel strongly about the topic. I am looking for a serious, well-informed debate about what is possibly the most important problem our nation currently faces. So if you don't care all that much about the budget issue, please don't accept this debate.

The Path to Prosperity is defined as the Fiscal Year 2012 budget resolution: "House Concurrent...

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57 Comments
Updated 2 Years Ago

ODT: Pollution--Rothbardian Property Rights vs. Mainstream Decreasing Negative Externalities

Wallstreetatheist
LaissezFaire

Rules
1. Debates must be 4 rounds. 1st round is acceptance, definitions, and clarifications.

2. 72 hour debate rounds
3. 8k character limits
4. 1 week voting period
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47 Comments
Updated 9 Months Ago

Subsidizing STEM Education

LaissezFaire
bluesteel

Resolution: The United States should subsidize college students with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) majors. BOP is shared. 1st Round for Acceptance....

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42 Comments
Updated 10 Months Ago

Ending Education Subsidies

LaissezFaire
F-16_Fighting_Falcon

Resolution: The US government (and state governments) should end all subsidies to college education. BOP is on Pro. 1st Round for acceptance....

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41 Comments
Updated 10 Months Ago

The GOP are ignorant hypocrites for blaming gas prices on Obama

imabench
RoyLatham

The resolution refers to a thread made by Contra in the politics forum about how hypocritical it is for Republicans to blame gas prices in Obama, shown in this thread below, http://www.debate.org/forums/politics/topic/20631/ I will argue that it is hypocritical for Republicans to blame rising gas prices on Obama and not give him some credit when they go down. Roy will argue that it is NOT hypocritical 4 rounds 1st round doesn't have to be acceptance only I will not troll or use seman...

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34 Comments
Updated 1 Year Ago

Obama's Economic Policies Have Been Successful

Ron-Paul
TheElderScroll

TheElderScroll and I are redoing this debate since I forfeited the last one. We will simply copy our original arguments until we get to round 4. Full Resolution: President Barack Obama's economic policies have been successful. Definitions: Barack Obama: "...the 44th and current President of the United States."[1] Economic policy: "...the actions that governments take in the economic field. It covers the systems for setting interest rates and government budget as well as the lab...

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30 Comments
Updated 6 Months Ago