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we should ban algorithmic trading because when technology makes all the decisions, there is no human element left and that is a problem when dealing with money. the algorithms may miss great opportunities | algorithmic trading |
denying the holocaust is no different than denying a creator or evolution. people are entitled to their belief in the matter, even when presented with evidence to the contrary | holocaust denial |
cosmetic surgery carries unnecessary risk and takes resources away from healing actual illnesses. | cosmetic surgery |
we should limit executive compensation because it is not fair because most of the success and profit brought and was done by people that are below them | executive compensation |
top salaries and compensation packages are at a level set by market economics and supply/demand considerations - capping this is against the capitalist model, and is not in the interest of stakeholders. | executive compensation |
it is against basic freedom rights to impose atheism upon everybody | atheism |
polygamy should be allowed as people have the right to live their lives according to their own beliefs. | polygamy |
vocational education should not be subsided because everyone who wants to go college should be given the opportunity to do so. most colleges are not subsidized. | vocational education |
a child is still growing, physically and mentally, cosmetic surgery should not be considered until they are an adult and able to make these decisions | cosmetic surgery for minors |
guantanamo bay is a gross violation of international humans rights law and has no place in a civilized country's jurisprudence process. | guantanamo bay detention camp |
there should be zero tolerance to prevent such things from happening, like bullying. | zero-tolerance policy in schools |
austerity regime is necessary to fix financial issues in a country when all other options of reducing their debt haven't worked. | austerity regime |
banning telemarketing would cause a lot of people to lose their jobs | telemarketing |
legalising prostitution will ensure that prostitutes are safer and feel able to report crimes such as rape. it will also give them better access to condoms and health checks. | prostitution |
the vow of celibacy is outdated and causes many potential candidates for the priesthood to abandon or avoid their ambition of joining the church or to seek unhealthy outlets for their urges. | the vow of celibacy |
whaling is still very useful for scientific purposes. | whaling |
intelligence tests provide useful metrics about people | intelligence tests |
it's the parents' decision whether a child acts | the use of child actors |
a child's body is still developing and the faults that a child sees in themselves may resolve when they're an adult | cosmetic surgery for minors |
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. | stay-at-home dads |
Right now people can essentially pay their way out of jail by hiring a fancy lawyer, if everyone has to use public defenders the rich and poor will be on a more even playing field. | the use of public defenders |
kids need to be able to show creativity and uniforms limit them from doing that. | the use of school uniform |
guantanamo bay provides intelligence information that may crack terrorist cells and prevent future attacks. | guantanamo bay detention camp |
embryonic stem cell research has the potential to treat, if not cure, severe diseases that affect thousands of our population. | embryonic stem cell research |
social media is a quick and easy way for businesses to provide information and support to their customers | social media |
we should abandon television, it enables a sedentary lifestyle of sitting watching a screen rather than living life | television |
we should ban cosmetic surgery for minors because it can cause life threatening infections | cosmetic surgery for minors |
Aside from the obvious harmful financial impacts of payday loans, these loans have also been shown to have hugely detrimental impacts on mental health and well-being of loan recipients. | payday loans |
libertarianism should not be adopted as rules are needed to ensure law and order and the continued status quo. | libertarianism |
legalised sex selection will cause a damaging shift in the usual 50:50 demographic split between men and women | sex selection |
Technologies developed for space exploration have lead to the development of other very valuable technologies. | space exploration |
capital punishment helps deter serious crime. | capital punishment |
libertarianism is the best political party that is fair and impartial and moderate and should be adopted by all. | libertarianism |
children have a right to bodily autonomy just like adults, and banning cosmetic surgery is a violation of this freedom of expression. | cosmetic surgery for minors |
it can lead to a gender imbalance in society | sex selection |
subsidizing would increase media bias | journalism |
we should not legalize polygamy as it threatens the sanctity of marriage. | polygamy |
polygamist families have more help and support raising children. | polygamy |
foster care within a loving family can benefit a child that has experienced hardships in their life, teaching them what it is like to be cared for and loved. | foster care |
libertarianism promotes self interest and does not consider the needs of society as a whole | libertarianism |
guantanamo bay has housed too many prisoners unjustly, the majority of whom were released without charge. | guantanamo bay detention camp |
we should not abolish this because t helps people that may have mental disorders to be able to study in college but have somewhere to go if it gets to much. | safe spaces |
missionary work is usually not beneficial and only puts people in danger | missionary work |
surrogacy leads to the exploitation of women in third world countries | surrogacy |
we shouldn't adopt atheism because it can lead to emotional and mental issues because you will feel overwhelmed with life without any higher power to comfort you | atheism |
School prayer is divisive and requires children to either support religion without question or be treated as different if they do not wish to attend, which marks people out by their differences at an early age. | school prayer |
homeopathy has no basis in science and could lead people away from truly effective treatment methods | homeopathy |
cosmetic surgery for minors should be banned as they are not mature enough to make informed decisions that are life lasting. | cosmetic surgery for minors |
fast food provides convenience for people who don't have time and can offer healthy choices. | fast food |
The blockade fuels international disagreement with Israel which undermines its diplomatic position. | blockade of the gaza strip |
denying the holocaust is denying the life and death of millions of people. there is no rational excuse for allowing something like this to be allowed. | holocaust denial |
entrapment can end with the wrong person arrested | entrapment |
Affirmative action exposes people - at school and in the workplace - to a variety of cultures and ideas that are different from their own, thereby encouraging more tolerant communities. | affirmative action |
uniforms are necessary in schools because the focus should not be placed on the clothes kids wear instead of on schoolwork | the use of school uniform |
we should subsidize stay-at-home dads because it helps support gender equality and gets more women into the workforce. | stay-at-home dads |
space mining could help us find valuable minerals that are useful | space exploration |
embryonic stem cell research has the potential to open up a whole new field of healthcare and medicine | embryonic stem cell research |
we should subsidize wikipedia because it is an online encyclopedia that can be updated with new information instantly | wikipedia |
capital punishment is a massive transgression of the dignity of life, which should have no exceptions. | capital punishment |
space exploration encourages inventions beneficial to our everyday lives, as well as economic stimulation. | space exploration |
the three strike law could potentially cause young people who commit crime ending up spending their whole lives in jail, when they could have been rehabilitated. | the three-strikes laws |
the right to keep and bear arms is a constitutional right and provides comfort and safety for families who use them responsibly. | the right to keep and bear arms |
algorithmic trading save traders time and should be encouraged not banned | algorithmic trading |
gender-neutral language is totally unecessary in modern society that recognises role-equality in all areas of life - it merely brings attention to itself and creates resentment about 'political correctness'. | gender-neutral language |
targeted killing is a tool to prevent mass injuries by taking out one particular target | targeted killing |
We should not ban whaling because it is important to many aboriginal cultures in the arctic, and it is wrong for the governments of countries like Canada and Russia to oppress those peoples. | whaling |
holocaust denial should not be a criminal offense because people can believe whatever they want. | holocaust denial |
blockage of the gaza strip restricts the free movement of innocent people | blockade of the gaza strip |
homeopathy if not used correctly for many ailments could make them worse. | homeopathy |
marriage is an outdated, patriarchal and historically religious institution which has no place in a contemporary secular society. | marriage |
allow assisted suicide could allow unscrupulous people to become serial killers | assisted suicide |
it is important for people living in more remote areas where the police can not arrive quickly to be able to protect their families and property | the right to keep and bear arms |
the parades are too sexual in manner and offend many people. | cancel pride parades |
we should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons as the destruction that would be caused by their use in a war would be devastating for the countries targeted. | the abolition of nuclear weapons |
it was found that 80% of adults who had been placed in Foster Care as children, were doing poorly, with a quarter to one third becoming homeless or living below the poverty level. | foster care |
minors should be able to make decisions to have cosmetic surgery if it will help their self-confidence. | cosmetic surgery for minors |
the guantanamo bay detention camp treats its prisoners inhumanely; therefore it should be closed. | guantanamo bay detention camp |
Targeted killing surgically removes enemy actors with no collateral damage, it must be continued. | targeted killing |
social media causes inactivity, social isolation, problems with self-esteem and focus, and, in extreme cases, suicide. | social media |
cosmetic surgery has too many risks of something going wrong compared to the benefit of looking more aesthetically pleasing. | cosmetic surgery |
Legalizing cannabis would eliminate the criminal components and violence which the present system encourages. | cannabis |
the three-strikes law should be abolished because it is not fair to use this criteria over like a 50-60 year period, but should have more definition to make the law more fair. | the three-strikes laws |
entrapment is a disgusting way to trick someone into doing something they normally wouldn't do. | entrapment |
children should learn the rules and consequences of doing something serious which a zero-tolerance policy exemplifies | zero-tolerance policy in schools |
cannabis ie marijuana has been a recreational drug for centuries. it has not caused harm to those using it. adults should be able to use it just as they can drink alcohol | cannabis |
racial profiling only adds to the polarizing racism our country is experiencing at the moment. | racial profiling |
Unlike orphanages in which siblings can largely stay together with the hope of being adopted together, the foster care splits siblings up based on available homes and does very little to try and reunite families. | foster care |
we should ban the use of child actors because it forces them to grow up too quick and could damage them when they get older. | the use of child actors |
Collectivism as a philosophy has historically been used to commit atrocities and silence political dissent against oppressive regimes, such as in the case of Stalin's USSR. | collectivism |
targeted killing should not be banned as it allows for those who are causing unrest and wars to be removed and bring about resolution with minimum loss of life. | targeted killing |
telemarketing is the worst possible thing in the world , companies are calling you day and night with their advertisements and products that you don't really need. | telemarketing |
affirmative action can lead to people who are less qualified getting positions they would otherwise not be able to achieve, | affirmative action |
turn out figures are unacceptably low, we need to motivate people to be active voters for a representative democracy | compulsory voting |
payday loans only promote more economic devastation for low=income earners and should be banned. | payday loans |
Israeli sanctions have inspired individuals around the world to sanction Israel through the BDS movement, creating more suffering overall. | blockade of the gaza strip |
pay is the primary motivational factor for executive level employees, thus executive compensation should not be capped as it would affect their performance. | executive compensation |
Nuclear weapons provide a deterrent for starting a major conflict. | the abolition of nuclear weapons |
Gun ownership only breeds more violence. Guns sold on the consumer market today are inexcusably far too powerful for mere self-defense purposes. | the right to keep and bear arms |
we should ban factory farming because of the horrible conditions for these poor animals. | factory farming |
telemarketing is nothing but a nuisance and are a vehicle for scams | telemarketing |
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