The government created the great depression


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...
Capitalism


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...
Corporate CEOs in America Should Be Paid Less


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...
Resoved: not all property is capital


1st round acceptance only
Rep. Paul Ryan's "Path to Prosperity" budget proposal should be passed.


The Path to Prosperity is defined as the Fiscal Year 2012 budget resolution: "House Concurrent...
ODT: Pollution--Rothbardian Property Rights vs. Mainstream Decreasing Negative Externalities


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
Subsidizing STEM Education


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


Resolution: The US government (and state governments) should end all subsidies to college education. BOP is on Pro. 1st Round for acceptance....
The GOP are ignorant hypocrites for blaming gas prices on Obama


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...
Obama's Economic Policies Have Been Successful

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...