Issues
That we should restrict more than one person from the same family from running for high political positions
Disagree
That countries have a moral duty to protect human rights in other countries
Disagree
That we should pay additional benefits to families on welfare according to their child's performance in school
Disagree
That we should allow prisoners to volunteer for drug trials in exchange for lighter sentences
Disagree
That Intelligent Design should be taught in school
Agree
That the government should replace all copyright with creative commons
Agree
That we should regret the strong promotion of people declaring their sexual orientation
Disagree
That companies should assess social media profiles when hiring staff
Disagree
That the government should not place any restrictions on free speech
Agree
That governments should control stock investments
Disagree
That there should be a legal age for using mobile phones
Disagree
That all tax records should be public information
Disagree
That the internet has a damaging impact on society
Disagree
That there should be a quota on television for locally produced shows
Disagree
That central banks should be abolished
Disagree
That developed countries should actively recruit medical personnel from developing countries
Disagree
That the forced militarization of civilian naval vessels is legitimate in times of war
Disagree
That railways should be nationally owned and operated
Disagree
That governments should favor green mercantilism over World Trade Organization rules
Disagree
That we should stop all attempts to gather intelligence by deception and/or coercion of foreign citizens
Disagree
That churches should not involve themselves in political campaigns
Disagree
That Palestine should prohibit the operation of Israeli companies within Palestinian territories
Disagree
That civil forfeiture is important in stopping crime
Disagree
That the provision of Internet services should be a public utility
Disagree
That music glorifying violence against women should be banned
Disagree
That Australian and New Zealand protectorates should given independence under an agreement of free association
Agree
That we should ban professional child performers
Disagree
That the rise of a 'hookup culture' is regrettable
Agree
That the gender wage gap is a myth
Disagree
That children should not be allowed out alone at night
Disagree
That the United States should decrease its military budget
Agree
That polygamy should be legalised
Disagree
That preparations against zombie attacks should be the responsibility of the military
Disagree
That governments should only test drugs for safety, not effectiveness, before approving them for the public
Agree
That Louisiana should adopt creole as an official language
Disagree
That religion is a waste of time
Disagree
That squatting in abandoned buildings should be legal
Disagree
That schools should help students find an after-school job
Agree
That extremist political parties should be banned
Disagree
That animal testing should be banned
Disagree
That polygamous marriage should be legalised
Disagree
That the Czech Republic should become an atheist state
Disagree
That poachers who kill endangered animals should be tried for murder
Disagree
That scientists should have a delegation in national legislature
Disagree
That debasing the Islamic Courts Union from Somalia is regrettable
Disagree
That development assistance should be prioritized over military aid in the Sahel region of Africa
Agree
That adults should receive a single, tradeable permit from the state to have a child
Disagree
That the government overstepped its power in the 2014 Venezuelan Protests
Agree
That renewable energy should be heavily subsidised by the government
Agree
That violent video games should be censored
Disagree
That voting should be compulsory
Disagree
That conscription is a war crime
Disagree
That private charity is superior to government welfare
Disagree
That Luxembourg should change its flag to include the red lion ensign
Disagree
That we should abolish gated communities in the developing world
Disagree
That labor unions should be banned
Disagree
That capitalism is superior to socialism
Disagree
That couples should be able to enter contracts which make any future infidelity a crime
Disagree
That student loans should be interest-free
Agree
That selling human organs should be legal
Disagree
That we should ban the use of zero-hour contracts
Disagree
That police should offer rewards to help solve crimes
Agree
That progressive taxes are superior to flat taxes
Agree
That attempted suicide should be a criminal offence
Disagree
That police should exercise tolerance when working with cases involving BDSM culture
Disagree
That we should make plans to subjugate any aliens we encounter
Disagree
That prisoners should be allowed to choose death over a life sentence
Disagree
That there should be no legislative controls on gun ownership
Disagree
That religion should be taught in schools
Agree
That pets do more good than harm
Disagree
That all forms of abortion should be legal
Disagree
That developed countries should invest in new housing in developing countries to replace slums
Disagree
That we should criminalise the websites which glorify eating disorders
Disagree
That Google should inform the authorities about suicide searches
Disagree
That children should be allowed to work
Agree
That the Olympic Games are worth watching
Agree
That we should require companies to pay their interns
Disagree
That we should legalize all drugs
Disagree
That corporal punishment should be allowed in schools
Disagree
That we should not allow unvaccinated children to attend public schools
Disagree
That multinational companies should be liable for human rights abuses anywhere in their supply chain
Agree
That Turkmenistan should continue to use latin script
Agree
That free trade does more harm than good
Disagree
That dental insurance isn't worth it
Disagree
That all youth should go through compulsory military training
Disagree
That we should ban all advertising which implies that addictive substances cannot be enjoyable
Disagree
That music with obscene lyrics should be censored
Disagree
That Kurdish autonomous districts should form one bi-national autonomous government
Disagree
That the World Bank should discontinue the funding of energy infrastructure in developing countries
Disagree
That women should not serve in military combat roles
Disagree
That schools should discipline students for cyberbullying
Disagree
That terrorism is justifiable
Agree
That we should allow internet users to sell their own personal information for profit
Agree
That online matchmaking is a better system than traditional dating
Disagree
That people should have to pass drug tests to receive welfare
Disagree
That the gay community should oppose Grindr
Disagree
That we should auction off the long term right to govern bankrupt cities for profit
Disagree
That we should compel victims of rape to testify in court
Disagree
That democracy is the best form of government
Agree
That we should arm teachers
Disagree
That the state should provide incentives for individuals to buy local
Disagree
That Islam is a religion of violence
Disagree
That teams should allow sponsors to advertise on their jerseys
Agree
That schools should not make any special allowances for any religion
Disagree
That we should support the New Atheism movement
Disagree
That states should construct false historical narratives that promote social cohesion
Disagree
That a more globalized economy would net benefit indigenous cultures
Disagree
That we should abolish trial by jury
Disagree
That for states, isolationism is the way to go
Disagree
That the use of drones in warfare should be condemned
Agree
That education should be compulsory in the third world
Agree
That we should ban international aid charities from using graphic images of suffering
Disagree
That radio stations should be required to play a certain percentage of native music
Disagree
That secular governments should censor those sections of religious texts that constitute hate speech
Disagree
That we should support academic tracking in primary and secondary education
Disagree
That there should be a right to bear arms
Disagree
That the state should pay people to sterilise themselves
Disagree
That states should not prevent any peaceful protest in public
Agree
That wearing the hijab in public should be banned
Disagree
That the United Nations should form a one world government
Disagree
That Western states should not use private military contractors in combat
Agree
That children are better off in a charter school than a public school
Disagree
That the IMF should require collateral for national bailouts
Disagree
That there should be a ban on pornography
Disagree
That we should ban the display of Nazi symbols
Disagree
That the United States should ban the display of the confederate flag
Disagree
That political leaders should be transparent about their personal health
Agree
That there should be an interest rate cap on all personal lending
Disagree
That it would be better for the north Caucasus to live under an emirate than as part of Russia
Agree
That companies should be allowed to operate private armies
Disagree
That we should limit the amount of food aid that developed nations can freely provide
Disagree
That recycling certain types of rubbish should be mandatory
Disagree
That world leaders should have term limits
Agree
That children should have legal obligations to their guardians in adulthood
Disagree
That the United Nations should have a standing military force
Disagree
That countries should make the pope persona non grata outside until the Vatican signs extradition treaties with those countries
Agree
That we should accept all refugees
Disagree
That banning books is justifiable
Disagree
That nuclear weapons should be globally decommissioned
Agree
That reality television should be banned
Disagree
That daylight savings should be abolished
Agree
That states should seek to prioritise reducing income inequality over GDP growth
Disagree
That governments have a moral duty to preserve historical art
Disagree
That in justice, retribution is more important than rehabilitation
Disagree
That life-extending medical procedures should be denied to the terminally ill
Disagree
That we should ban hunting competitions
Disagree
That GM-free nations should remain GM-free
Agree
That we should enforce a civil right of survivorship on social media
Disagree
That we should allow the public to remove Supreme Court justices by a popular referendum
Disagree
That we should ban religious organizations from providing rehabilitation services to drug and alcohol addicts
Disagree
That single-sex schooling should be encouraged
Disagree
That we should ban zoos
Disagree
That we should repatriate all illegal immigrants
Agree
That only women should be allowed to vote
Disagree
That Gay Marriage should be legal
Disagree
That Haiti should restore the monarchy
Disagree
That there should be a crime of corporate manslaughter
Agree
That developing countries should legalise child labour
Agree
That nationalism has a damaging impact on society
Agree
That governments should pump money into banks during recession
Agree
That all forms of education should be free
Disagree
That we should regret the inclusion of religious symbols at memorial sites
Disagree
That there should be a right to die
Disagree
That torture should never be used by the government
Agree
That animal rights should be legally recognised
Disagree
That Nagorno Karabahk Should be Reunited with Armenia
Agree
That we should keep the Sabbath as a day of rest
Agree
That we should introduce a tax on financial transactions
Disagree
That society should look down upon tribalism
Disagree
That in hindsight, the "Je Suis Charlie" movement did more harm than good
Disagree
That we should ban political opinion polls
Disagree
That multiculturalism is superior to monoculturalism
Agree
That the United States of America should fund moderate Madrassas throughout the Islamic world
Disagree
That we should require defendants in criminal trials to be represented exclusively by public defenders
Disagree
That the International Criminal Court's powers are too limited
Disagree
That labor unions ought to be abolished
Disagree
That we should seek to colonize the moon
Disagree
That we should censor the depiction of smoking in movies
Disagree
That smoking should be criminalised
Disagree
That where peaceful protests are met with a violent state response, protesters should respond violently
Agree
That we should support the objectification of men in popular culture
Disagree
That Arab-Israelis who successfully seek election to the Knesset should opt not to take up that seat
Disagree
That cosmetic surgury does more harm than good
Agree
That we should strike before North Korea does
Disagree
That Costa Rica should put the economy before environmental protection
Disagree
That we should introduce a 100% inheritance tax
Disagree
That Ivy League colleges are overrated
Agree
That the Euro should be retired
Agree
That democracies should extend voting rights to migrant workers
Disagree
That we should ban strikes in essential state services
Agree
That museums should be state-funded and free of charge
Agree
That we should criminalize the public denial of evolution
Disagree
That the government should pay housewives
Disagree
That there should be no minimum wage
Disagree
That corporations should be allowed to vote
Disagree
That endangered species should be allowed to die
Disagree
That circumcision should be banned
Disagree
That human cloning is immoral
Agree
That we should restrict more than one person from the same family from running for high political positions
Disagree
That nobles given positions in the Tongan legislature should be removed from office
Agree
That Israel should finalize a secular constitution
Agree
That copyright law should not extend to the internet
Agree
That we should fine hackers of multiplayer games
Disagree
That workplaces are generally better off with uniforms
Disagree
That we should make poverty a significant mitigating factor in criminal sentencing
Agree
That developed nations should pay developing nations to not extract their fossil fuel resources
Disagree
That the continuation of NATO after the dissolution of the Soviet Union is regrettable
Disagree
That individuals should be allowed to punish people they deem to have committed online harassment by revealing their identity online
Disagree
That we should consider cyber attacks by state actors an act of war
Agree
That we should pay all elected politicians the median wage in their country
Disagree
That the government should provide free internet
Agree
That there should be a mandatory retirement age
Disagree
That there should be no restrictions on political campaign funding
Disagree
That condoms should be subsidised by the government
Agree
That schools should have the power to track students
Disagree
That South Africa should annex Lesotho
Agree
That we should give more votes to citizens according to their performance on a current affairs test
Disagree
That the Queen of England should resign
Agree
That public universities are superior to private universities
Disagree
That schools should seek to teach all students how to use a 3D printer
Agree
That Palestine should be considered a state
Agree
That cities with significant immigrant populations should actively break up ethnic enclaves
Disagree
That prisons should be privatised
Disagree
That doping should be legal in sports
Agree
That Antarctica should be colonized for resource extraction
Disagree
That energy security is a legitimate reason for war
Disagree
That there should be a universal salary cap
Disagree
That we should make wearing fur illegal
Disagree
That it should be criminal for a politician to lie
Disagree
That governments have an obligation to provide housing for their people
Agree
That we should use Voter IDs to protect against voter fraud
Disagree
That the feminist movement should actively exclude socially conservative viewpoints
Disagree
That the state should finance alternative e-schools
Agree
That the Papacy is an outdated institution
Agree
That we should end all forms of affirmative action
Agree
That some vaccinations should be mandatory
Disagree
That law enforcement should have the right to require companies to unlock electronic devices of suspected terrorists
Disagree
That Scientology should be recognized as a religion
Disagree
That women should reject practices that alter the appearance of their genitalia
Disagree
That the UN should form a land reclamation corps
Disagree
That the receipt of welfare payments should be conditional on the use of contraception
Disagree
That states should have the power of civil forfeiture
Disagree
That we should federalise Europe
Disagree
That missions to Mars are worth funding
Agree
That we should remove all benefits from those deemed fit, but unwilling, to work
Disagree
That governments should actively discourage consumerist lifestyles
Disagree
That the European Union should lift its arms embargo on China
Disagree
That the speed limit on roads should be abolished
Disagree
That euthenasia is morally wrong
Agree
That school prayer should be prohibited
Disagree
That Ogaden and the North Eastern Province should be taken by force
Disagree
That the death penalty should be abolished globally
Agree
That internet anonymity is regrettable
Disagree
That judges should be elected
Disagree
That the United States should shut down Guantanamo Bay
Agree
That we should allow individuals to use violent force to defend their homes, even where they do not fear for personal safety
Agree
That we should ban all guns to the public
Disagree
That the United States should recognize Spanish as an official language
Disagree
That the United States should nationalize oil exports and seek to join OPEC
Disagree
That we should create a global market for citizenship, such that individuals can sell their existing citizenship and buy a new one
Disagree
That comparing modern Israel to the Holocaust is counter-productive in critiquing modern Israel
Agree
That mercury should be labelled as safe for general use
Agree
That children should not be allowed to participate in drugs trials
Disagree
That the United States should regret the Patriot Act
Agree
That the voting age should be raised
Disagree
That international adoption should be banned
Disagree
That diplomatic immunity laws should be repealed
Agree
That post-revolution states should delegate trials of former rulers to the International Criminal Court
Agree
That we should punish users of extremist websites
Disagree
That the depiction of protagonists in children's books and media as aesthetically superior is regrettable
Agree
That paralympic sports deserve more broadcasting time
Disagree
That artists from majority cultures should not attempt to represent or emulate the minority cultures in their art
Disagree
That the United Nations is a useless institution
Disagree
That Spain should abolish their monarchy
Agree
That giving foreign aid is superior to giving charity
Disagree
That government trained jurists should be appointed to all court cases
Disagree
That we should censor violent video games
Disagree
That homeschooling as a form of alternative education should be abolished
Disagree
That blasphemy should be a crime
Disagree
That we should require a university degree to be eligible to run for public office
Disagree
That the public should be allowed to pardon whistleblowers by referendum
Agree
That Christian artifacts and texts should belong to the Church
Disagree
That online degrees have less merit than degrees earned offline
Disagree
That France should re-occupy Chad
Disagree
That constitutions should grant special recognition to minority groups
Disagree
That the police should carry weapons while on regular duty
Disagree
That minors should not require parental consent to obtain an abortion
Disagree
That free immigration is a fundamentally good thing
Agree
That doctors should be forced to perform medical procedures
Disagree
That universal healthcare is worth the expense
Agree
That we should require approval from local referenda for all major land development decisions
Disagree
That the gay rights movement should abandon the claim that sexuality is not a choice
Disagree
That fast food companies should not be allowed to sell toys with their meals
Disagree
That we should launch a ground invasion to fight the Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq
Disagree
That the commodification of indigenous cultures is regrettable
Agree
That states should hold binding national referendums on major peace agreements
Disagree
That the US government should raise the retirement age for social security
Disagree
That India should adopt aggressive free market policies
Disagree
That vaccination should be compulsory
Disagree
That feminism should celebrate unisex sports leagues
Disagree
That vegetarianism is morally good
Agree
That prostitution should be legal
Agree
That Western foreign policy should abandon attempts to universalise liberal values
Agree
That there should be a right to work
Agree
That developing nations should adopt a policy of benign neglect towards patent enforcement
Disagree
That where English is not the national language, we should prefer debating in English to another language
Disagree
That art museums should be financed by the state
Agree
That the security council should be scrapped
Disagree
That the Indonesian government should legalize slash and burn laws
Disagree
That restaurants should be required to provide nutritional information
Disagree
That the Middle East would benefit from Kurdistan being independent
Agree
That popular entertainers should not engage in political campaigns
Disagree
That foster children should be placed into families with similar backgrounds
Disagree
That ransoms should not be paid to Boko Haram
Agree
That preventing climate change is futile
Disagree
That the church and state should not be separated
Disagree
That there should be a cap on bonuses
Agree
That slum tourism does more harm than good
Disagree
That the UN should institute an open borders policy among its member states
Disagree
That the overwhelming narrative of good triumphing over evil in children's media is regrettable
Agree
That the Iraq War is regrettable
Agree
That marijuana should be legal
Agree
That government's only true roles are security and protecting property rights
Disagree
That Shinto should be a state religion in Japan
Disagree
That the Xinjiang province of China should be granted independence
Agree
That national central banks should set limits on governmental spending
Disagree
That the Pope should publicly endorse radically redistributive government policies
Disagree
That parents should not involve their children in organised religion until they reach the age of 18
Disagree
That we should ban the publication of software which is specifically designed to enable access to the darknet
Disagree
That employers should be required to pay men and women the same amount for the same job
Disagree
That history is worth studying
Agree
That whistleblowers about government cover-ups should be granted asylum
Agree
That women should be allowed into front-line combat roles
Agree
That sport leagues should not suspend players for off-field behaviour
Disagree
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1. Carbon emissions tax is worth it.
2. Rent control has an overall negative impact on affordable housing quality and availability.
3. Citizens better off if more high-skilled immigrants are permitted to immigrate for work (increase for high skilled work VISAs).
4. Dynamic pricing for transportation services is net beneficial for consumers.
5. Mortgage tax deduction is bad.
6. Tax benefits from getting health insurance through employer is bad.
7. Taxing capital income at a lower rate than labor income is bad.
8. U.S. trade with China makes Americans better off.
9. The benefits of free trade far outweigh the negative impacts (Almost all economists are pro-free trade).
10. U.S. citizens are better off with NAFTA than the previous deal (Economists tend to have a more positive view of NAFTA).
11. Tariffs do more harm than good.
12. Replacing U.S. monetary policy with a gold standard would not improve price stability and employment (economists are pro-central bank).
13. The American recovery and reinvestment act (economic stimulus) and bailouts lowered the unemployment rate.
Modern mainstream economics is influenced by many major thinkers and schools of thought. It tends to be dominated by neoclassical economics and a mixture of Keynesian economics. This is called Neoclassical synthesis ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoclassical_synthesis ). Just think: Keynesian in macroeconomics and neoclassical in microeconomics.
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