http://www.debate.org/debates/?order=1&sort=&challenge=true Customize this RSS feed by going to http://www.debate.org/rss/ en-us 2009-11-20T16:05:41-08:00 2009-11-20T16:05:41-08:00 http://www.debate.org/debates/Professional-sports-stadiums-should-be-privately-funded-and-owned./1/ (Challenge Period) Resolved, that private investors, not the Minnesota taxpayer, should build a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings. Generally, I oppose public subsidies for private businesses. Assumption: The Minnesota Vikings franchise is a profitable enterprise. Contention: Currently, the Minnesota taxpayer cannot afford to provide the Vikings with a new stadium. But a group of Minnesota private investors could do so. Thus, the private investor, not the Minnesota taxpayer, should determine whether the Vikings stay in Minnesota or move to LA. For supporting facts, I rely on the following article: http://www.twincities.com/ci_13828298?nclick_check=1&_requestid=1552827 You should make a copy of the article before access requires the payment of a fee. http://www.debate.org/debates/Professional-sports-stadiums-should-be-privately-funded-and-owned./1/comments/ 2009-11-20T15:42:03-08:00 http://www.debate.org/debates/Religious-symbols-religious-pictures-prayers-...-should-be-allowed-in-Public-faculty/1/ (Challenge Period) Just as the government of the United States try to take away the right to express religions in public faculty. The fact that some states not allow teachers to wear big crosses or use crosses to decorate their classes. They even gone to extreme when they not allowed Muslim teachers to waer the Jihab. This is against the laws and constitutions. http://www.debate.org/debates/Religious-symbols-religious-pictures-prayers-...-should-be-allowed-in-Public-faculty/1/comments/ 2009-11-20T14:42:48-08:00 http://www.debate.org/debates/Agricultural-Subsidies/2/ (Challenge Period) I Affirm that Agricultural, because of its negative environmental impact due to greenhouse gases and other forms of pollution it produces is a negative externality. Thus by economic principles, Agriculture should be taxed in the amount of money that would clean up the amount of pollution it produces, or in the amount that would subsidize a positive externality that removes the pollution agriculture produces. Given: In this debate the emittance of greenhouse gases and other forms of pollution are considered to negatively impact society as a whole. Also this debate assumes that the current subsidization of farming has been entirely dissolved and is further arguing in favor of taxation. Definitions: Externality - an effect on a third party (usually the community as a whole) that is not involved in a business transaction. -positive - benefits the public - negative - hurts the public EXPLANATION OF WHY FARMING IS A NEGATIVE EXTERNALITY Farming i http://www.debate.org/debates/Agricultural-Subsidies/2/comments/ 2009-11-20T10:16:27-08:00