Essential services should be socialized, and privatized services should be regulated.
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, or by general worker consensus. Essential services include healthcare, education, food/housing for the poor, roads, public transit, etc. I am now ready to hear from my opponent. 2. Other services (As in, cell phones...
That Pennies Should Be Abolished
The context of this debate is present day United States. For this debate "penny" refers to the one-cent-coin.
The model I am proposing is that the US mint simply stops producing any more pennies. All pennies currently in circula...
A Resource Based Economy is better than Free Markets
Statement: A Resource Based Economy is a better system than Free Markets in the long run.
PRO will agrue why a Resource Based Economy is better in the long run.
CON will argue why a Free Market Economy is better in the long run.
Definition:
Resource Based Economy is an economic system where currency/money is no longer used and the entire earth and its resourc...
Are some corporations too big to fail?
Big corporations are always interconnected with other companies and banks. For example, AIG was too global and too interconnected to let fail. AIG owns a share of companies in over five different countries. In China AIG owns 20% of PICC (people"s insurance company of china), which is China"s largest insurer of causality insurance. It also owns a controlling share of Beijing Panam International Aviation Academy. Which is the largest privately owned flight training school in China. AIG owns more c...
Bimetalism is better than Fiat Money
(n) fiat money (money that the government declares to be legal tender although it cannot be converted into standard specie)
(n) bimetallism (a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by stated amounts of two metals (usually gold and silver) with values set at a predetermined ratio)
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Should the U.S. Government be able to sell weapons to other countries?
I believe that we need to allow the gov. to sell weapons because if we dont sell them then other countries will just buy from someone else. Plus it helps our economy to gain that kind of money....
Changing gas prices accordingly to citizen travel frequency
Gay marriage should be illegal
I think that gay marriage should be illegal,because me as an American should be walking around with my little son and see a gay couple having love. I also think that it is dangerous to the a adopted kid that is growing up in a gay household....
Gay Marriage should stay legal
People should just accept gay marriage because 1. it's not their business 2. it's not their choice and 3. People can be who ever they want to be....
Should "The Public Be Suckered" ?
Should "The Public Be Suckered" ? http://patrick.net/forum/?p=1223928 I am certain that it is a far, far better thing for our nation if the people have their heads OUT of their fuming darknesses....