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while in theory it would be nice if no students had loan debt it is not possible. it would take away from other necessary funds like social security, universal health care, and military defense. | We should subsidize student loans | we should subsidize student loans so that more people have an opportunity to get a good education and better careers. this in turn will benefit the economy and all of society. |
While Israel is justified in its claims of self-defense against Hamas and other organizations that have used violence against the state, the response to this violence in the blockade is massively disproportionate and therefore unjustified. | Blockade of the Gaza Strip should be ended | The blockade hurts Palestinian civilians that have nothing to do with Hamas and violence against Israel. It is unjust to punish civilians for the actions of terrorists. |
while it has sketchy beginnings, marriage has become an important step for commitment for those in serious relationships. it is a massive commitment that proves love. | We should abandon marriage | marriage is a solid foundation with which to build a family and it should be held as sacred always. |
while it is targeted at one country it damages those who are imposing the sanctions as well | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions generally end up hurting more than just those they are applied against and are no longer in the best interest of our country |
while it is terrible to deny what happened during the holocaust everyone is entitled to their opinions. | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | it is disrespectful to victims of the holocaust and humanity to deny that it never happened, those that deny the holocaust happen should be subject to criminal penalty. |
While it may be offensive, flag burning does not incite to violence nor does it cause any direct harm to any individual therefore there is no justification for banning the act. | We should prohibit flag burning | we should not prohibit flag burning because freedom of speech is one of the defining rights of the american citizens. |
while it's dangerous, it is an important field to study for scientific purposes. | We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons | The nuclear weapons industry produces a large volume of radioactive waste |
While many who graduate from universities struggle to find high paying jobs in their field, graduates of vocational schools have high employments and high standards of living. | We should subsidize vocational education | While many who graduate from universities struggle to find high paying jobs in their field, graduates of vocational schools have high employments and high standards of living. |
While on the surface diversity may be increasing in our media, the reality is that minorities still receive systemically worse education and fewer opportunities due to no fault of their own, making affirmative action essential. | We should end affirmative action | there is so much prejudice in the world that we need to continue affirmative action to bring balance. |
while people can have differing opinions on whether or not the holocaust happened, denying that did should not be condemned to the point of making it a criminal offence. | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | it is disrespectful to victims of the holocaust and humanity to deny that it never happened, those that deny the holocaust happen should be subject to criminal penalty. |
While safe spaces may silence speech in certain instances, not everyone has a right to be given a public platform, and when their speech can be triggering, this justifies that censorship. | We should abolish safe spaces | safe spaces allow for people to voice concerns over discrimination and prejudice where they feel protected enough to have the confidence to speak freely. this is a great thing to combat discriminatory behavior. |
While society and the collective may be long lasting, individuals are only afforded a single life, and therefore should prioritize that over the lives of others. | We should oppose collectivism | collectivism takes care of everyone and not just those at the top |
while some foster care is wonderful, many people just do it for the money. the child is not nurtured to his best.
children do not develop consistency in relations becoming future problems in their lives. | Foster care brings more harm than good | Foster care offers little stability for children already suffering hardships, putting them at an even greater disadvantage and giving them less of a chance of a normal life. |
while some foster parents abuse the system, the vast majority do it to help kids. | Foster care brings more harm than good | Every system has its failings, but overall people involved in foster care are loving, devoted individuals with the children's best interests in mind. |
while some people use social media to cause trouble, most people are using it to stay in touch with family and friends. | Social media brings more harm than good | social media unites people from all over the world and gives people the opportunity to learn more about people and places all over the planet. |
while the events of the holocaust are awful, questioning whether or not it actually happened shouldn't be punishable by prison time. | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | it is disrespectful to victims of the holocaust and humanity to deny that it never happened, those that deny the holocaust happen should be subject to criminal penalty. |
While the foster system is imperfect, it provides more good than harm because many children need a place to live in between permanent living situations, and would otherwise have to remain in their current unsafe homes. | Foster care brings more harm than good | foster care gets kids out of dangerous situations and into the homes of people who can better care for them. |
while the holocaust was a very serious event, denying that it happened should not be serious enough to be a criminal offense. | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | it is disrespectful to victims of the holocaust and humanity to deny that it never happened, those that deny the holocaust happen should be subject to criminal penalty. |
while the olympics were established to have countries meet and play together rather than fight they have stopped being only games. now it is just a medal count rather than an athletes doing best for the sport. | We should abolish the Olympic Games | the olympic games bring friendly and respectful competition among international athletes and make the world a better place. |
while there are issues surrounding payday lenders, they do provide a service, namely to help people short of money temporarily, such as at the end of the month | Payday loans should be banned | payday loans are a useful tool if a short term loan is needed as long as the user understands the interest rates if they do not pay it back quickly. |
While there are many atheists in the world, there are many that believe in God or a higher power and don't want to see atheism as an adopted practice. | We should adopt atheism | We should not adopt atheism as people should be allowed to retain their own religions or belief systems as they see fit. |
while there is a shortage of business talent, we can not speak of overvaluation, executives fulfill their function and deliver results to the organization to which they belong. | We should limit executive compensation | to attract the best talent at the top, a high level of executive compensation is essential. |
While we appreciate scientific evidence, not everything can be explained by it at the moment. something that is labeled Naturopathy now, may as well be scientifically proven in the future | We should ban naturopathy | naturopathy isn't thoroughly tested by the fda and may pose significant health risks if not utilized properly |
whilst autonomous cars have resulted in many tragic deaths already, we should continue to develop them in safe, test situations to improve their functionality and safety, whilst upholding user privacy rights. | We should stop the development of autonomous cars | autonomous cars are dangerous and shouldn't be allowed. we all know technology fails often, and allowing someone to put their life (and the lives of those around them) in jeopardy is not necessary in this way. |
whilst flag burning is wrong we cannot have a 'big brother' state where every move for every person is dictated by the state, people need to be educated not dictated to. | We should prohibit flag burning | we should not prohibit flag burning because freedom of speech is one of the defining rights of the american citizens. |
Whilst it is great that more dads stay at home to raise kids, it is basically a personal choice and does not need subsidizing. | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads | We should not subsidize stay at home dads since women have never been subsidized to stay home with their children. It's up to the couple to decide if they can afford to have a parent stay home. |
whilst it is undeniably wrong to deny the holocaust it is not on the same level as criminal activity which physically injures a person or removes their property. | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | it is disrespectful to victims of the holocaust and humanity to deny that it never happened, those that deny the holocaust happen should be subject to criminal penalty. |
whilst the views of scientologists may seem strange, many views of traditional religions such as a god in the sky or jesus being resurrected may also seem strange to outsiders. | We should ban the Church of Scientology | the church of scientology is a cult that takes people's money, brainwashes them, and harrasses anyone who tries to leave and should be banned. |
White supremacists use holocaust denial to justify violent actions against Jewish people. | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | Holocaust denial propagates negative Jewish stereotypes and encourages Anti-Semitism. It must be stopped. |
Who are we to define what love is or how it should be practiced? we have to accept the fact that different people has different perception of it. | We should legalize polygamy | people should be able to marry whoever they love even if that means more than one person. they should be able to enjoy all of the social and tax benefits that are given to a marriage between two people. |
who are we to judge if a couple wants to get married and a group of three get married, if it doesn't harm anyone else then it should be legalized | We should legalize polygamy | polygamy can be a perfectly valid form of union for many people, and legalising it will provide protection and rights for those involved. |
who but a misogynist would doubt their capacity for courage, aggressiveness or grace under fire at this point | We should prohibit women in combat | women have proven they are equally able to cope physically , mentally and emotionally in combat |
who can afford to pay both for mom and dad parental leave? companies will go broke. | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads | we should subsidize stay at home dads because they can take care of the home and family just like a woman can. |
who could measure that the education given at home is really quality | Homeschooling should be banned | homeschooling is best for children where the schools in the area are not conducive to learning |
who gives us the right to judge and take as great powers as taking the life of a person, a speech may not prevent the existence of evil, but can propose other ways to correct it. | We should ban targeted killing | targeted killing should be banned because it denies the victim the right to a fair trial by jury. |
who knows what the future holds in possible medical breakthroughs based on stem cell research. we need to keep funding this important research to see what discoveries can be made. | We should subsidize embryonic stem cell research | embryonic stem cell research has the potential to help cure some of the most devastating diseases |
who or what would they use instead of a child actor?as long as the child works regular hours and still goes to school what is the problem? | We should ban the use of child actors | the use of child actors should not be banned as youthful actors can take on roles that provide inspiration for young people |
who stays celibate in todays society now a days anyway? | The vow of celibacy should be abandoned | the vow of celibacy is important to some people and to some faiths; it should be a personal decision not something that is simply abandoned entirely. |
whoever feel marginalized should have some kind of help at work or at university and safe space is just a option. | We should abolish safe spaces | safe spaces are vital to many, especially on campuses where the students that feel excluded or discriminated against have a safe haven to enable them to feel comfortable in continuing their education |
whoever hires the journalists , should pay the journalists | We should subsidize journalism | subsidizing journalism might allow companies to pay for opinions, thus introducing biases in reporting. |
whoever invested time and money to create something should be the owner of it | We should abolish intellectual property rights | Intellectual property rights are important to protect the assets of those who have invested time and money into a particular idea. |
whoever is denying this is in danger of promoting future holocaust events which means that this is something that is leading to killing innocent people therefore it should be a criminal offence. | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | it is disrespectful to victims of the holocaust and humanity to deny that it never happened, those that deny the holocaust happen should be subject to criminal penalty. |
why allow this hatred and dishonest propaganda to be spread when the aim is to belittle the plight of the jewish? to steadily head toward a lack of empathy like 1940s germany? | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | Holocaust denial propagates negative Jewish stereotypes and encourages Anti-Semitism. It must be stopped. |
why cancel them? they are a pure celebration of liberty, progression and do not harm anyone | We should cancel pride parades | pride parades should be allowed to continue as it allows people to celebrate diversity among human beings. |
why do some people have to suffer for the mistakes of someone else | We should adopt an austerity regime | an austerity regime hurts the poorest in our society |
why is anyone deciding what people can and cannot say? | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | The right to free speech is a fundamental right and must be upheld, no matter how distasteful the speech. |
why is marriage limited to two people if all of the parties are in agreement on what the relationship will be | We should legalize polygamy | polygamy can be a perfectly valid form of union for many people, and legalising it will provide protection and rights for those involved. |
why keep a childless couple from having a baby with their dna? | Surrogacy should be banned | surrogacy allows people who couldn't have children naturally to have their own children through a surrogate parent. |
why many parties it could lead to a fragmentation of the vote thus the need for uneasy coalitions. | We should adopt a multi-party system | Multi-party systems are not efficient. The ruling coalition often has to negotiate with the minority parties in its coalition in order to pass legislation. |
why should a stay-at-home dad be compensated for doing his job of helping raising his kid? | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads so that they can have the same opportunity to bond with their child as the mother. |
why should anyone be forced to vote?it is their right to vote or not to vote as they see fit.it is not a democratic system to force people to do this. | We should introduce compulsory voting | compulsory voting is not a democratic choice, for people should always be allowed to express their dissent by abstaining from voting . |
why should anyone be told they cannot deny something even if it happened? freedom of speech, surely. | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | it is disrespectful to victims of the holocaust and humanity to deny that it never happened, those that deny the holocaust happen should be subject to criminal penalty. |
why should dad’s be subsidised when moms aren’t? | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads | We should not subsidize stay-at-home dads, they should share the maternity benefits of the mother if they wish but there should not be any more burden on the state to provide. |
why should everybody pay for the few to qualify | We should subsidize vocational education | there is a shortage of people working in the vocational fields and subsidizing them could do away with the shortage. |
why should evil people be taken care of their whole lives while in prison. killing them saves money. | We should abolish capital punishment | too many people have been executed with false or inadequate evidence of guilt, or because they have mental health issues. |
why should god botherers be allowed to spout their idiologies to people | We should ban missionary work | missionary work should be banned as it can be abused and vulnerable people can be taken advantage of |
why should homosexuals have a pride parade?heterosexuals don't have them! | We should cancel pride parades | pride parades enable people that are lgbtq to express themselves and come together in a safe environment. |
why should i pay for a student? let their parents pay | We should subsidize student loans | we should subsidize student loans because it gives students with low income to get the education they deserve |
why should my taxes pay for others to stay at home | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads | Stay at home dads do just as much work for taking care of the babies as stay at home moms and should be subsidized. |
why should our tax dollars go to a website? if they didn't exist there's many other websites to find information on virtually any topic. just google the question and you are there. | We should subsidize Wikipedia | Wikipedia could provide information on more topics and in more languages if it were subsidized. |
why should pride parades go ahead, their are no parades for straihght people | We should cancel pride parades | pride parades should be allowed to continue as it allows people to celebrate diversity among human beings. |
why should the people be responsible for paying more money for the education of others. let those people take care of themselves and if they want to pursue that, great. but do it on their own dime. | We should subsidize vocational education | vocational education is just as important as college education and should be funded just as well. |
why should the rich have access to a better defense than the poor? if everyone used the same level of defender it would make the justice system much fairer. | The use of public defenders should be mandatory | having a system where public defenders are mandatory would make it fairer because all defendants would have the same level of defense |
why should the students be made to pay for their education? subsidizing loans helps this. | We should subsidize student loans | education is expensive, and subsizing student loans encourages an academic career path, creating individuals who typically go on to contribute more to the economy via higher paid jobs. |
why should they get massive payouts that means bills rise | We should limit executive compensation | executives have been appointed or promoted to that position through hard work and deserve to be compensated for such |
why should we cater to the absolute minority and flip our whole language for trivial matters? | We should adopt gender-neutral language | adopting a gender neutral language enables us to speak to each other in a more compassionate and understanding way. |
Why should we have to change our language to support their issues. | We should adopt gender-neutral language | adopting a gender neutral language enables us to speak to each other in a more compassionate and understanding way. |
why should we pay a man when we don't pay a woman? | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads | we should subsidize stay at home dads because they can take care of the home and family just like a woman can. |
why should we punish people for murder if we are just going to turn around and do the same thing to them. | We should abolish capital punishment | capital punishment has done nothing to actually deter serious crime in this country |
why should we subsidize people for doing something they should be doing anyway, like taking care of their kids? | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads | having a child is a choice. why should we subsidize people that chose to have a child they cannot afford? |
why stop the development? sure delay releasing them to the public until the development is at a stage of safety that surpasses human driving but, there is nothing to be gained from stopping development | We should stop the development of autonomous cars | autonomous cars are dangerous and shouldn't be allowed. we all know technology fails often, and allowing someone to put their life (and the lives of those around them) in jeopardy is not necessary in this way. |
why subsidize something that is working fine? we need to subsidize crucial services that save lives before looking at funding wikipedia | We should subsidize Wikipedia | wikipedia provides so much information to the world that it is time we subsidize it. |
Why subsidize stay at home dads when many of them get something from their employer for taking time off to care for a newborn | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads | stay at home dads are sacrificing a career to care for their children, they should be compensated |
Why subsidize vocational education when students pay tuition and colleges get grant money. | We should subsidize vocational education | vocational jobs play a vital role in society, but not as many students are pursuing these careers. subsidizing vocational education allows schools to still afford to offer these courses. |
why would we take away something that most people use in a healthy manner? | We should abandon television | television is a major part of the sedentary lifestyle that is the leading cause of disease in the world. |
why would we try to defend anyone that denies the mass slaughter of millions of men, women and children. it is indefensible | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | denying the holocaust is deeply offensive to survivors and their family and should not be allowed. |
wider availability of student loans creates a glut of over-educated, under-employed individuals contributing less to society - money would be better investing in vocational education. | We should subsidize student loans | subsidizing student loans will introduce more students to higher education, getting them better jobs so that they can become more productive members of society. |
wikedia gets more than enough money already from charitable donations | We should subsidize Wikipedia | Subsidizing Wikipedia will help it develop and improve, which will improve the quality of education- since many students use Wikipedia as a learning tool |
wikipedia allows people to say whatever they want on a topic and does not have to be true or provable. | We should subsidize Wikipedia | wikipedia is a valuable resource used by many around the world. it is an important source of knowledge that should be subsidized to ensure it remains free for all to use. |
Wikipedia already has more than enough cash on hand, as well as corporate and institutional backing. We do not need to have the government funding it as well. | We should subsidize Wikipedia | Subsidizing Wikipedia will help it develop and improve, which will improve the quality of education- since many students use Wikipedia as a learning tool |
wikipedia already utilizes donations and volunteers and does not need subsidization as the financial needs are already being addressed. | We should subsidize Wikipedia | wikipedia is a valuable resource used by many around the world. it is an important source of knowledge that should be subsidized to ensure it remains free for all to use. |
wikipedia also relies on crowdsourced editing which then calls the information into question | We should subsidize Wikipedia | If Wikipedia were subsidized it would be less objective by being accountable to a single funding source. |
Wikipedia articles are written by anybody who wants to write them so they may not even have completely factual information. | We should subsidize Wikipedia | wikipedia is not a reliable search engine because of the information exchange methodology they have, since anyone could place what they would like on that page |
wikipedia articles often contain false information that people mistakenly rely on. | We should subsidize Wikipedia | wikipedia is not a reliable search engine because of the information exchange methodology they have, since anyone could place what they would like on that page |
wikipedia as free open book where such a information can`t bee find anywhere else, should be subsidize by the government. | We should subsidize Wikipedia | wikipedia is a valuable resource used by many around the world. it is an important source of knowledge that should be subsidized to ensure it remains free for all to use. |
wikipedia as private enterprise should not be subsidized with public mone y that could be put to much greater use. | We should subsidize Wikipedia | wikipedia is a valuable resource used by many around the world. it is an important source of knowledge that should be subsidized to ensure it remains free for all to use. |
Wikipedia can avoid manipulation if it has a guaranteed funding source and doesn't have to rely on advertisers. | We should subsidize Wikipedia | government subsidies open the door to government control, this would potentially ruin the impartiality of wikipedia |
wikipedia can be biased in their views and influence people the wrong way | We should subsidize Wikipedia | wikipedia is not a reliable search engine because of the information exchange methodology they have, since anyone could place what they would like on that page |
wikipedia can be edited by anybody rather they have facts or not to support their entry. | We should subsidize Wikipedia | wikipedia is a valuable resource used by many around the world. it is an important source of knowledge that should be subsidized to ensure it remains free for all to use. |
wikipedia can be skewed and give inaccurate information. | We should subsidize Wikipedia | wikipedia is not a reliable search engine because of the information exchange methodology they have, since anyone could place what they would like on that page |
wikipedia can form biased opinions on topics or misinform the general public and therefore should not be subsidized | We should subsidize Wikipedia | wikipedia is a valuable resource used by many around the world. it is an important source of knowledge that should be subsidized to ensure it remains free for all to use. |
wikipedia can provide almost every kind of information and be the only source of information for people who are not able to visit library | We should subsidize Wikipedia | wikipedia is a valuable resource used by many around the world. it is an important source of knowledge that should be subsidized to ensure it remains free for all to use. |
wikipedia can provide valuable information and subsidization can help insuring the information is factual and viable. | We should subsidize Wikipedia | wikipedia is a valuable resource used by many around the world. it is an important source of knowledge that should be subsidized to ensure it remains free for all to use. |
wikipedia cannot be a trusted source and should not be supported. | We should subsidize Wikipedia | wikipedia is a valuable resource used by many around the world. it is an important source of knowledge that should be subsidized to ensure it remains free for all to use. |
wikipedia contributes a large part of the information found on the internet at no cost | We should subsidize Wikipedia | wikipedia is a valuable resource used by many around the world. it is an important source of knowledge that should be subsidized to ensure it remains free for all to use. |
Wikipedia could hire more moderators to control heated discussions if it had money. | We should subsidize Wikipedia | wikipedia provides so much information to the world that it is time we subsidize it. |
Wikipedia could innovate on information dissemination if it had more money through subsidies. | We should subsidize Wikipedia | government subsidies open the door to government control, this would potentially ruin the impartiality of wikipedia |
Wikipedia could provide information on more topics and in more languages if it were subsidized. | We should subsidize Wikipedia | wikipedia is a valuable resource used by many around the world. it is an important source of knowledge that should be subsidized to ensure it remains free for all to use. |
wikipedia creates, maintains and allows free and open access to the worlds knowledge to anyone who may need ot want it, at any time they may need or want it. | We should subsidize Wikipedia | wikipedia is a valuable resource used by many around the world. it is an important source of knowledge that should be subsidized to ensure it remains free for all to use. |
wikipedia does not need money from readers, authors should be aware of such a thing | We should subsidize Wikipedia | wikipedia is a valuable resource used by many around the world. it is an important source of knowledge that should be subsidized to ensure it remains free for all to use. |
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