Should the U.S prioritize tax increase over spendings cuts?
Contention 1: Improves Social Needs and Public Welfare Tax increases will enable the government to ensure that services to citizens are available, and necessary expenditures on infrastructure are met without the need for excessive bond issuances. According to the New York Times, there is a direct correlation between the amount of money provided to Congress for the national budget and the quality of living in the US. In a study conducted by the Bureau of Economic Statistics, in the past 7 ye...
Public Labor Unions Are Beneficial to Society
Full Resolution: Public labor unions are beneficial to society. I will be negating this resolution. BoP is shared. Definitions: Public Labor Unions: "An organization intended to represent the collective interests of workers in negotiations with employers over wages, hours and working conditions. Labor unions are often industry-specific and tend to be more common in manufacturing, mining, construction, transportation and the public sector."[1] Public means government run. Ben...
Should the United States wage war against foreign leaders who oppress their people?
It could be argued that waging war on foreign leaders who oppress their people is a good thing. Well, it isn't. Without intervention, the situations could become serious and they affect the surrounding nations. With that in mind, I think the US should try to intervene to put out the spark that could ignite much more disasters. What would the US gain? Nothing. But the other countries would gain something. It's all about keeping peace and order in the world. So, the US should wage war. The cons...
Gold is Money
Hello, this is my first attempt at starting a debate on this website, so apologies in advance if I do not conform to whatever format or rules that exist on this website. Argument Many people consider gold to be a relic, nothing more than a novelty item worn on ring fingers and necklaces. There is some minor industrial usage, but industrial demand pales in comparison to jewelry demand [1]. If this was the entire story, then gold indeed would be aptly classified as a relic, however, inve...
Higher corporate tax rates encourage business investment.
This is my first debate, so please be gentle with me...:) Initially, you may say, "Wait, you mean 'lower' rates, right?". No, it's my argument that corporations view periods with historically low tax rates as opportune times to take their profits, as opposed to reinvesting them. One of the main goals of a CEO is to pay as little corporate tax as possible. Therefore, when corporate tax rates are historically high, the CEO is much more motivated (encouraged) to reinvest in their company, rather th...
Resolved: Tariffs harm domestic and foreign economies.
Resolution
Resolved: Tariffs harm domestic and foreign economies.
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The US could be economically self-sufficient in oil.
Definitions
"Economically self-sufficient" means that the reserves are profitably recover...
Resolved: The United States Federal Government should Terminate All Foreign Aid
Resolved: The United States Federal Government should Terminate All Foreign Aid
Pro will be arguing that we should stop all aid.
Con will be argueing that we should continue to give aid.
Rules:
1. First Round is Acceptance
2. No New Arguments in the Last Round
3. No Ad Hominem
4. No Semantics/Abusive arguments
5. Dropped arguments can be counted as concess...
The united states should suspend all assistance to pakistan
I've debated the con side of this about 6 times . this is my first Time doing pro but I have a case prepared.....so this should be interesting.
