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banning cosmetic surgery would save lives.
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banning cosmetic surgery would save people a lot of money.
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banning cosmetic surgery would send a better message to youth to accept themselves as they are
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banning cosmetic surgery would take the pressure off people to look a certain way that media and society dictates.
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banning fast food completely is unrealistic. instead, educate people on using them in moderation
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banning fast food could increase the sense of boredom among students, this could potentially result in decreased academic performance
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banning fast food is an example of regulations which take away our right to freedom.
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banning fast food will encourage people to make better and healthier food choices and strengthen family bonds. families would have to cook and eat together instead of grabbing a quick unhealthy meal.
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banning fast food will put a lot of people out of work.
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banning fast food will restrict access to affordable meals to marginalized communities.
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banning fast food won't change anyone's diet because unhealthy choices will still be there
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Banning fast food would create job losses for millions of workers.
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banning fast food would put a lot of people out of work
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banning fats food should be obligatory for all governments as hurting people health.
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banning flag burning would violate the first amendment of the constitution
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banning homeschooling takes away the right of the parent to choose the education they feel is best for their children.
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Banning is an extreme measure, it should be used only when real harm is done, which isn't the case here.
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banning it would lead to childless couples not having kids
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banning natuopathy is against people's freedoms.
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banning naturopathy as a whole is the wrong move. massage falls under that label and has been proven to be highly effective for many ailments.
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banning naturopathy is an affront to some religions and cultures.
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banning naturopathy is obligatory to our government because is experimental and there is no quaranties in such a healing or medicine help.
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banning naturopathy is the best thing to do since not doing so allows people to believe that natural "necessarily" means "safe".
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Banning naturopathy will allow individuals who have been harmed by it to seek compensation.
We should ban naturopathy
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Banning naturopathy will allow the government to punish the people who profit off of lying to people and actually disincentivize future sale and advertisement.
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Banning Naturopathy will not make anyone safer, it will only drive it underground where regulation is impossible and the danger is far more real.
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banning naturopathy would help prevent people from experimenting with natural items to cure their health issues without really knowing what the harm could be. just because it's natural, doesn't mean it's safe.
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banning naturopathy would prevent people from treating medical conditions naturally, which may be healthier than drugs made in labs.
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banning polygamy is an unjustified limit on individuals choice of family structure.
We should legalize polygamy
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banning polygamy is contrary to religious freedom, and thus it must be allowed.
We should legalize polygamy
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banning pride parades is stopping people express themselves
We should cancel pride parades
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banning promotional and marketing calls will deprive the customers of the benefits and be a severe hindrance to those who are open to receiving information about various products and services
We should ban telemarketing
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banning prostitution is must for all of us who cares about moral and dignity of women.
We should legalize prostitution
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banning surrogacy cuts off much needed income for poor women.
Surrogacy should be banned
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banning surrogacy wll force the practise underground leaving the parties involved without any legal protection should anything go wrong
Surrogacy should be banned
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banning telemarketing has no approval anywhere as customers will not be able to see new products available to buy.
We should ban telemarketing
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banning telemarketing is a good idea because they are annoying.
We should ban telemarketing
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banning telemarketing puts an unfair limit on a business's ability to find customers.
We should ban telemarketing
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Banning telemarketing will create job losses for many people who work in this industry.
We should ban telemarketing
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banning telemarketing will give a chance to other to get some money by advertising.
We should ban telemarketing
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banning telemarketing will open other sources of marketing which could be beneficial for most, not just for tv stations.
We should ban telemarketing
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Banning telemarketing will result in lost jobs for many people.
We should ban telemarketing
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banning telemarketing would be a breach of people's right to freedom of speech
We should ban telemarketing
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banning telemarketing would cause a lot of people to lose their jobs
We should ban telemarketing
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banning telemarketing would destroy many businesses leading to masses of forced redundancies.
We should ban telemarketing
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banning this is a slippery slope to all sorts of objectively unhealthy food on the market
We should ban fast food
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banning weapons would keep the guns out of killers hands
We should abolish the right to keep and bear arms
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banning whaling is moral and must be supported to save poor animals who suffer.
We should ban whaling
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banning whaling is the most humane thing we can do to help.
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banning whaling will be taking jobs away from some people.
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banning whaling would help save the already diminished whale population.
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banning whaling would take away a tradition from some cultures they've had for hundreds of years.
We should ban whaling
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Banning will not work. We should focus on regulating it instead of creating a black market.
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basic k-12 education is not enough to prepare people for the work world.
We should subsidize vocational education
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basing decisions based on a personal opinion is unfair in all cases
We should limit judicial activism
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beacuase forenvelope is that we should stop the development of autonomous cars
We should stop the development of autonomous cars
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bearing and keeping arms is a constitutional right that should not be taken away. every person should have the ability to defend themselves and their property and arms are a useful tool in that quest.
We should abolish the right to keep and bear arms
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bearing arms runs the risk of random killings by those that have access to guns
We should abolish the right to keep and bear arms
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because children are put into acting at a very young age they are not able to make that decision for themselves, it is not always something they want to do, but what the parents want them to do.
We should ban the use of child actors
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Because collectivism justifies its practices with an appeal to the well-being of the whole, it is easy for autocrats to use as cover for actions that on the surface appear to be unjustifiable and oppressive.
We should oppose collectivism
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Because foster care is decentralized, it makes oversight for childcare more difficult, and often leads to children living in abusive households or in poor living conditions.
Foster care brings more harm than good
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Because Foster families are rarely permanent homes, children taken in spend only short bursts of times with the families. The lack of stability is especially for children and teenagers because they are developing emotionally and mentally.
Foster care brings more harm than good
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because in essence it is the buying and selling of human life.
Surrogacy should be banned
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because is care and pure that foster care brings more harm than good
Foster care brings more harm than good
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because it could help reduce astronomical debt student loans cause, they can just concentrate on studies
We should subsidize student loans
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because it is a cruel way of killing a whale and causes great suffering and could cause the extinction of some species of whales.
We should ban whaling
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because it is contributing to people suffering health issues like diabetes, high cholesterol and obesity
We should ban fast food
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because it means that opportunities are not being given to the best candidates as entry is restricted to certain groups, hence businesses do not achieve the maximum advantages of employing the best candidates.
We should end affirmative action
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because it only punishes the poor people of the country while the leaders are unaffected.
We should end the use of economic sanctions
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because it plays up to people's racial stereotypes.
We should end racial profiling
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because it will happen legal or not, legalizing it may offer more protection to those involved
We should legalize prostitution
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because it would make it easier to learn another language
We should adopt gender-neutral language
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because many child actors end up pscyhologically damaged and neglected, ruining the rest of their lives
We should ban the use of child actors
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Because most of its formulations are heavily diluted, most homeopathic treatments are safe
Homeopathy brings more harm than good
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because naturopathy uses more natural ingredients it is better for you
We should ban naturopathy
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Because nuclear weapons kill indiscriminately and inevitably harm civilians, they can never be used as a legitimate or just weapon of war.
We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons
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because of overpopulation space exploration must be subsidized so that humanity can find a new home since it has destroyed earth
We should subsidize space exploration
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because of the rising population and over fishing eventually whaling will deplete the species to extintion
We should ban whaling
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Because of the risk of mutually assured destruction, no nations will ever use nuclear weapons unless they are absolutely necessary, meaning that there is no need to abolish them.
We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons
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because of this practice, tuition has gone up far more than inflation and schools are getting too expensive.
We should subsidize student loans
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because snowflakes are scared of guns and they only think the cops should have them.
We should abolish the right to keep and bear arms
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because the calls seem to be quite aggressive marketing, they present a threat to vulnerable people who are often taken advantage of, with the potential for them to loss large sums of money.
We should ban telemarketing
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because the flag is a symbol that unites an entire country and which people have died for.
We should prohibit flag burning
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because the household needs two incomes.
We should subsidize stay-at-home dads
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because the individuals repay society fully within a very short space of time by the work that they do, which is generally not competitively paid.
We should subsidize vocational education
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Because the right to keep and bear arms is a part of the United States Constitution neither the State or Government Legislatures hasthe power to abolish this Amendment
We should abolish the right to keep and bear arms
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because the rights of minorities are lost if they are contrary to the needs of the majority, leaving them feeling outside the community. lack of recognition of individual contributions can create resentment.
We should oppose collectivism
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because there are a lot of innocent people who are in prison there is a good chance that you would kill a person and would later find out that they did not commit the crime
We should abolish capital punishment
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because there are people who believe it is wrong embryonic stem cell research ought to be privately funded
We should subsidize embryonic stem cell research
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Because there is no oversight abusive foster care families are rarely caught, which means they propagate abuse against tens of childrens.
Foster care brings more harm than good
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because they are not provided by a qualified doctor who is prescribing any other medication you take, homeopathic remedies have been reported to have severely harmful effects due to drug interactions
Homeopathy brings more harm than good
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because they have not reached a maturity where they can balance the arguments of the short term and long term risks of surgery against the immediate benefits that they expect.
We should ban cosmetic surgery for minors
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Because warfare is shifting towards cyber-war and small scale targeted killings, it is highly unlikely that we need to fear a nuclear weapon being used, and so abolishing them will likely have no impact.
We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons
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because working is generally good for mental and physical health, which reduces the medical and social costs associated with ageing which are increasing with the continually ageing population.
We should end mandatory retirement
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because you have more people living in a smaller area the crime rate will be higher and the area less safe
We should fight urbanization
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because you're helping someone to end their life
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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before promoting such changes, because we do not change our mind and make it neutral to exclusive thoughts, that would be worthy of the changes that come with the new times.
We should adopt gender-neutral language
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Behind the innocent phrase of"sex selection" there's actually medical procedures that could be harmfull for the mother, and in other cases means abortions, which are very controversial.
We should legalize sex selection
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Being a child actor can be a positive experience as long as a childג€™s other needs are also met
We should ban the use of child actors
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being a child star was generally a good experience
We should ban the use of child actors
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