BeIR/webis-touche2020 huggingface dataset:
Trickle Down Economic Theory Does Not Work

--I will counter my opponent point by point, and then provide my evidence and reasoning as to why trickle down theory does not work. "A business operates by hiring employees-- by trading capital for labor, which it then directs and manages after having done intellectual labor of its own.. It cannot flourish without offering labor something better than they have now, for otherwise no one will choose to work for it." --This debate is not over the effectiveness of employment. However, you are trying to point out that wealth from the top circulates to the lower classes. This is negated as an overall trend by the simple fact that in order to live, these laborers must spend the wealth gained by their labor to aquire the necessities of life. The amount of money left for personal non-essential spending is tiny or non-existant. The trickle down theory posits a net increase in the wealth of the lower classes as a result of the wealthy having more, what you have said does not support the existance of this trend. Opening (pro) Argument ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --I urge the audience to ignore the abstract arguments of my opponent (which still fail to show how trickle down theory works) in favor of the concrete argument I am about to present. No matter how well a theory may work on paper, the ultimate test is its implementation. As you are about to see, this test has already been done for us. The results are yours to see: --The trickle down theory was put to use on a large scale by the Reagan Administration in the United States in the 80's. The tax burden was shifted to the middle and lower classes so that the wealthy would have more money which would supposedly benefit the entire economy. This did not happen. In fact, the real wages for most Americans felt little to no positive increase between the time this trickle down theory was implemented and now. This is effectively illustrated by the following visual aid link: http://en.wikipedia.org... --Here are citations and statistics to illustrate the increase in wealth of the rich: "In the United States at the end of 2001, 10% of the population owned 71% of the wealth and the top 1% owned 38%. On the other hand, the bottom 40% owned less than 1% of the nation's wealth." - http://en.wikipedia.org... In 1981, the top 1% controlled 24.8% of the wealth. - http://sociology.ucsc.edu... --That is an increase from 24.8% to 38%. --This more than establishes an increase in wealth for the wealthy. This, once again, should have been followed by a corresponding increase in wealth for the lower classes. There was no increase in the wealth of the lower classes. Since the theory's main tenet was that this corresponding increase would happen, and it did not happen, then it is perfectly clear that the theory did not acheive its desired results and in other words, did not work.
Trickle Down Economic Theory Does Not Work

A business operates by hiring employees-- by trading capital for labor, which it then directs and manages after having done intellectual labor of its own.. It cannot flourish without offering labor something better than they have now, for otherwise no one will choose to work for it. Unless employees are by their very nature brainless, they benefit, stuff is "trickled down" to them quite successfully. Mutual advantage is the basis of trade, without it being the rule people cease to trade. And it is the desired effect of letting businesses flourish--laissez faire.
Trickle Down Economic Theory Does Not Work

I will be arguing for the statement that Trickle Down Economic Theory Does Not Work. My opening argument will be posted in round two. For now, I will list definitions: a) Trickle Down Economic Theory-- "An economic theory which advocates letting businesses flourish, since their profits will ultimately trickle down to lower-income individuals and the rest of the economy. " investorwords. com b) Work-- to produce a desired effect or result . http://www.merriam-webster.com...
Arvind kejriwal should resign.

Karma is real . If U do bad deeds it will hit you back . People of Delhi elected the Government , so they should either Shut up and let it run or Revolt against them . There are many examples in history where People had bad beginning but with time these people became Beacon of Light . If I want to clean my Room , I must stand up and start cleaning . Waiting for some one to come and clean it for me is not going to happen .
Arvind kejriwal should resign.

"Shut up and support the government "?? What an obnoxious statement this is. Not some unknown great man, but yeh Cinstitution of india states that each and every citizen of this country has the right to freedom of speech and expression. There fore I see no reason to shut up and sit tight and keep mum. That would be foolish of me, or anyone else who is afraid to voice his/her opinion. To the second part of your statement...'support the government.' Why on earth should the people of delhi be coerced to support a government which is not doing its duty? Mr. Kejriwal should resign because he is simply wasting his as well as our time. Therefore, I reinstate, Mr. Kejriwal, RESIGN.
Arvind kejriwal should resign.

I agree with most of Your statements . But I find no way in which Arvind will resign as CM . He has 67 MLA ( Correct me if i am wrong ) . He is not only CM but Leader of AAP . If he resigns someone from AAP will take his place but nothing will change . The Guys like Sisodia , Ashish , Ashutosh are worse than Arvind . The only thing left is for the General Public to take stand . LOL , It will be fun to see this group of Common people being labelled as BJP people . Intellectuals and Elites of our Country will speak only against BJP and Company . So Delhi people can't rely on them as Arvind has cemented his place as Secular leader .
Arvind kejriwal should resign.

Arvind kejriwal had emerged as a ray of hope for the people belonging to the lower strata of Indian society. They have a comparatively more impressionable mind, thanks to high illiteracy among them. We need to respect this fact and also that AAP was a new party and had yet to reveal it's way of working. Therefore we CANNOT blame the delhites for voting it to power. Agreed that we made a mistake by placing our trust in Mr. Kejriwal. But does that mean we do not deserve a chance to correct our mistake? It is laudable that at least some of us are realising that this government is useless. Look at delhi....does it look like the capital city of india??? People are merely surviving, not living. If kejriwal has any sense, he'll resign. He'll resign soon, very soon. And so Mr. Kejriwal....Resign. Resign. Resign.
Arvind kejriwal should resign.

Yup Yup Just like Rose Plant grows faster than Mango Tree . Bad seeds that are sown by Arvind are takig time to grow . Arvind will stay as the CM of Delhi for 5 years . This is democracy . The state government can be removed in unconstitutional way but that will result in a Political War . This is a learning process not just for the people of Delhi but for whole country . Through this we have learned not to put 100% faith on people who take benefit of the current affairs . Look at the case of Dalits and Muslims . Congress and Opposition has managed to earn browne points . Many people especially Youth has also become strong critic of Current central Government . If this trend continues and keeping in mind the mentality of Innocent and some Foolish Indians , MODI will be ousted in 2019 . I am also not in Favor of the Muncipality Workers who have spread waste and other stuff on roads where Common man spends time . The results would be better if these waste are put in front of the Houses and offices of the Politicians . Everyone is responsible for the Sorry state of Delhi .
Arvind kejriwal should resign.

"As you sow, sow shall you reap." Mr. Arvind kejriwal has sown seeds of corruption and has created a mockery out of the capital of this country. Then shouldn't he resign and reap the results of his failures? And what about those people who DID NOT vote for kejriwal? Why should they be punished? Even those who fell into the trap of kejriwal's fake promises do not deserve this horrible treatment of hopelessness. Yes, we the people of delhi made a grave mistake, or blunder would be more appropriate, of voting this man to power. But now we demand justice. We demand a chance to correct our mistake. We demand Mr.Kejriwal to resign. And so I reiterate...Mr. kejriwal, please resign. It's too late anyway.
Arvind kejriwal should resign.

Yes Arvind has failed to live up to expectations . Yes , He and his party has created a mess in Capital of India . But he should not resign . As you sow , So shall you Reap . People of Delhi have voted this Educated Fool as the CM . As long as he has majority , he must run Delhi . As much I hate his politics , I want him to stay as CM and mess up the people who voted him to power . People of Delhi can't run away from what they have sown . Anyway , this is democracy . He is elected and enjoys heavy majority . He should run the Government for 5 years .
Arvind kejriwal should resign.

State of delhi -Before elections...hope, anticipation, contentment -After elections... no hope, discontentment, anger, hatred, Distrust, and I could just go on and one, endlessly. What has the AAP government done , other than uselessly defending itself and blaming others? Oh, the odd even scheme. ... 15 days of relentless torture and delhi's most economically unproductive days of the decade. Mr kejriwal, please please please resign. Cause now we just cannot bear. Yes, we are intolerant. Intolerant to your indifference towards the innumerable problems the city faces. Intolerant to widespread corruption at every level. Intolerant to your laziness. Intolerant to your words that mean nothing, your insignificant promises. You are the one obstacle to this state's development. You are the one reason for this city's deplorable state. Pls resign, it's a request as of now. Soon it will become a warning. And then it will turn into a force unstoppable.
Reincarnation is real

Ah, the rebuttal round. Thank you Pro for your rebuttal. Pro mentions that "scholarly" doesn't accept reincarnation. Even though scholarly itself is not an entity, scholarly journals do not recognize things that cannot be proven in a double blind study without invested observers. Pro please provide such. Dr. Ian Stevensons work does not cast any doubt on his own confirmation bias, and Pro's secondary sources don't show me anything on the actual studies, so I'm left in the dark about the methods used. Substance dualism ignores that there are constructs contingent on matter and things that are actually made of matter. Pro has only tried to demonstrate the soul as contingent in humans therefore contingent on matter. Xenoglossy is another victim of confirmation bias, and has not been shown in a double blind study. Pro should use next round to show a primary study on reincarnation.
Reincarnation is real

This debate is for a friend of mine, and I really hope he likes it. The debate should be impossible to accept. If anyone accepts without permission they lose by default. Rules: -For any of the terms that are left undefined, Con shall use commonplace understandings that fit within the logical context of the resolution. -No trolling -No Kritiks/Semantics -Maintain civil conduct -Con must accept my definitions Structure: Round 1: Acceptance Round 2: Arguments Round 3: Rebuttals Round 4: Defense against Rebuttals Round 5: Conclusions Definitions: Reincarnation-"the rebirth of a soul in a new body." Real-"actually existing as a thing or occurring in fact." Soul-"the spiritual principle embodied in human beings" Spiritual-"neither material nor contingent on the material."
Presidential Campaign Simulation Democrat v Republican

My running mate will be Luharis and we will be cooperating on our opinion over certain topics. Shall we begin? Education: The education system in this country needs some work. There are an increasing number of college dropouts, causing the American workforce of adults to be unprepared and unready. As you can see here, over one half of students attending public institutions are dropping out. This leaves the workforce uneducated and unable to be our future leaders. We need to encourage the general populous to go to, and complete college. Education plays a key role in the future of our country. This is why I propose the Douglas Education Plan. Essentially, this plan will mainly be targeting education on the collegiate levels, specifically community college. Not even half of the students attending the public community colleges are graduating. If we can manage to drastically increase the rate of graduation, we can groom our adolescents to be the future of our country. My plan is to set up an effective credit after graduation policy. Students, after completing their allotted years at the community institution, will be credited 30% of their payment towards the college throughout their time there. This will help students pay off student loans, or get a head start after their recent graduation of college. By implementing this, the colleges will still get money, and students will be rewarded for their hard work and graduation. Global Warming Exists (what I meant by climate change): I one hundred percent believe in the fact that global warming exists, and is caused/increased by CO2 emmisions around the globe. As seen in this easily interpreted and represented graph, it is proven that with the global emmision level of CO2 rising, the temperature in the world is rising, causing the polar ice caps to melt. There is no other explanation for the corellation of the CO2/temperature rise and the polar ice caps melting. With this happening, the sea levels around the world will rise, and within a few hundred years, low-lying coastal cities will be covered in water. I want to prevent this from happening by limiting the CO2 emissions (within our country of course). I will elaborate more in the Energy topic. Welfare: My opinion over welfare is; it is doing good for our country and we need to continue to have it readily available for needy citizens. People that are in need in this country should have the right to receive help. Of course, there needs to be certain precautions taken to ensure that this is not taken advantage of. Applicants to welfare will have to undergo lengthy background checks, drug tests, and record searches. Once this is complete, the applicants will receive their benefits and be able to attempt to improve their lives and careers. By no means shall these benefits be taken away.
Presidential Campaign Simulation Democrat v Republican

Alright, since I have received multiple applicants for this debate, I will elaborate a bit more. THE RUNNING MATE WILL BE A MEMBER OF THIS SITE WHO SHARES YOUR IDEALS. This will be a simulation of a presidential debate. I will be representing a liberal, democratic presidential candidate, and Con will be representing the party/ideology of their choice. I will choose my running mate, and announce them, and Con will do the same. The running mate will colaborate in the forming of arguments and opinons on certain policies and issues.
Religion brainwashes humanity

You are correct about one thing: Your definition does make it sound stupid. It's a good thing your definition is not real. It is true, one who is behaving in a homosexual manner, and those who spite God by attempting to create themselves in a new image are sinning. But God never says that one who calls himself one of the above WILL go to hell. No matter how hard you try to be professional, you still demonstrate hate in your argument. What is worse, a Christian who attempts to convert others to his religion, or an atheist who spreads his hatred of the largest religion in the world? The minority, or the atheists, show their hate of the majority regularly. The majority of people do not consider religion to be irrational, nor brain-washing. Billions of people peacefully engage in religion, and gains hope through it. I cannot call this illogical.
Religion brainwashes humanity

Now what I'm saying is that religion is pretty illogical. the reason I believe it is brainwashing, is because most people are indoctrinated at a very young and influential way, like I was once. I don't believe it's logical to restrict myself of freedom because of what a religion says. If I believe in God I can't masturabte, I can't be a homosexual, I can't be transgendered without going to hell. You want to strip off my freedoms because of this belief, my defintion makes it sound stupid, but it is exactly this Christianity: The belief of a cosmic Jewish zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force in your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-women was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree, yeah makes perfect sense When I said religion, Christianity is Normally the default setting. To address the 2,000+ religions out there, I could not address all. The brainwashing part, people blindly follow the bible regardless of the contradictions stated so very often.
Religion brainwashes humanity

Now my opponent has actually started debating. But he still only attacks Christianity, and that is not what this debate is about. He has shown reasons why the Bible is bad, but once again, that is not the objective. Now to refute his statements. Christians believe that the Old testament (which is what you referenced) is true and is the inspired word of God. BUT, Deuteronomy is a book of regulations for temple worship and civil laws in Israel, not moral laws that last forever. We believe that Christ came to fulfill these laws perfectly so that we don't have to. Thus, the only laws we keep from the old testament are the 10 commandments, as the new testament tells us to obey these. Your attacks are futile anyway, since they cannot answer this question: Does Religion Brainwash Humanity? That is the question you asked, and yet have not answered. The obvious answer to this is no, religion does not. Most discoveries in history have been made by those of religious background. Religion promotes science and demonstrates how awesome our earth is. Religion provides hope to those who have none. Picture a child on the streets of Chicago. His father is in prison, his mother shot by her boyfriend. He enters gangs, starts doing drugs, gets into trouble with the law. He has no hope in life. And yet today, he is one of the happiest, most enthusiastic people that I know. He has hope because he knows his savior, and now he is back on track. Whether you want to believe it, the simple presence of religion in live gives hope. Nearly all Christians, Jews, Hindus, and Buddhists demonstrate a desire for peace and for safety in the world. 90% of Muslims also demonstrate the above. You cannot point to ISIS and say "Look what religion does," when the vast majority of religion is peaceful. You now have to prove that religion as a whole brainwashes society. Try to stay on topic this time.
Religion brainwashes humanity

So far, your only argument revolves around the homosexual agenda. And I remind you, this is not a debate about Christianity, it is about religion as a whole. I never suggested that my creator is superior, nor did I suggest you should believe in him over other gods. Your claims about Christianity (I presume that is the religion you are attacking) are false. The God of the Christians does not say "stone homosexuals", "stone unbelievers", or any of your other vicious emotional claims. You spend a great deal of discussion on attempting to slander the credibility of religion, but that also, is not the subject of debate. Christians believe that God loves all, and therefore, we should love all. Thus, we wish to correct the ways of those who do wrong. Among these people are murderers, rapists, and yes, those who call themselves homosexual. Whether or not this is something you agree with is not up for question. Your 1,2,3,4,6 points have no truth whatsoever to Judaism nor Christianity. Your 5 point is true, and there is nothing wrong with it. We should put all our effort into our jobs, no matter what they are. God does no support slavery, but he tells those in that position to work to the best of their abilities in that position. Your inappropriate comments about male anatomy, as well as the term "gays", and your unprofessional tone make you look unprofessional. I advise you to start attempting to be a good debater and control your emotions. My opponent has failed to answer to my claims about morals provided by religion, and has only provided downright false information about one specific religion. His hateful, close minded, unprofessional tone shows this argument for what it is. Concentrated, raw hate, with no specific purpose other than to please itself with the slander of others. My opponent says he would be fine with his son being Christian, yet how can he if he has so much hate for a group that has been so beneficial to society?
Religion brainwashes humanity

Okay, now it's time to debate and get serious You say it is a religion of "peace". No, not at all. If it was a religion of peace, I don't know the bible says stone gays and people who don't believe, people get kicked out of their parents homes because the bible said, when you support the bible you support the whole thing, you just cherry pick out the good parts and twist their meaning, that is blasphemy. Second of, their is no evidence of a god at all, not one piece, of evolution and the Big Bang, yes. When you take a moment to think about how religion affects society, you'll notice. But no it does not bring your peace. If one person disagrees, it's a fight, if my kid was a christian, I would be fine with that, that's his choice, not mine, but if you want to be an atheist, that's a totally different story, you have to agree with EVERYTHING. It's even more painful if you find out you're a homosexual and you think God is going to love you. Truth is he wants you to burn in hell. Religion causes fights, mocks and discriminates, a book of hate. Can you not see through your biased lies? How much evidence do you need? You say we mock you, when your religion is full of hate, I'm all for mocking it. Face it, if religion didn't exist we wouldn't have groups like ISIS around, now would we? It's the main reason why gays get so much hate. For something as minor as who you mate with. 1) get raped, rapist pays 50 silver to your father, you're then forced to marry your rapist 2) after the age of 12, you can sell your daughter as a slave 3) stone gay people, for a feeling God has given them without choice, proven not a choice by the way 4) kill atheists or people of other religions other then Christianity 5) slaves, serve your masters as you would christ 6) owners do not kill your slaces, unless they take a brake for a day or two, for they are your property God really loves women, and also supports slavery, and also decided to put a g-spot in a mans butt, and make it feel good. Real nice God, I'm starting to hear some hypocrisy Give me one good reason I should believe in a divine creator, and why your creator, instead of another one?