Debate: When Companies Close Doors to the Future
Should businesses be allowed to have new employees sign noncompete deals, agreeing to not to work for competitors?

Claim: Businesses should not be allowed to have new employees sign noncompete deals
Reason: It is unsupportable for companies to suppress employees' future career options.
Warrant 0: a business shouldn't worry their employees becoming their next competitor
Warrant 1: a business should worry their employees becoming their next competitor
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Businesses should not be allowed to have new employees sign noncompete deals
Reason: These agreements put this country behind Czarist Russia in regards to our work force.
Warrant 0: the agreements won't work in Russia
Warrant 1: the agreements work in Russia
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Businesses should not be allowed to have new employees sign noncompete deals
Reason: This simply is a loophole around the free market for labor.
Warrant 0: labor shouldn't be a free market resource
Warrant 1: labor should be a free market resource
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Businesses should be allowed to have new employees sign noncompete deals
Reason: If it is a time restricted noncompete with provisions for compensation for employment restrictions.
Warrant 0: most businesses offer the time restriction or compensation
Warrant 1: businesses do not offer the time restriction or compensation
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Businesses should not be allowed to have new employees sign noncompete deals
Reason: These agreements put this country behind Czarist Russia in regards to our work force.
Warrant 0: the US is not concerned with competing with Russia
Warrant 1: the US is concerned with competing with Russia
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Businesses should be allowed to have new employees sign noncompete deals
Reason: If it is a time restricted noncompete with provisions for compensation for employment restrictions.
Warrant 0: many will agree to a time restricted compete
Warrant 1: no one will agree to a time restricted compete
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Businesses should be allowed to have new employees sign noncompete deals
Reason: It is unsupportable for companies to suppress employees' future career options.
Warrant 0: a business shouldn't worry their employees becoming their next competitor
Warrant 1: a business should worry their employees becoming their next competitor
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Businesses should be allowed to have new employees sign noncompete deals
Reason: These agreements put this country behind Czarist Russia in regards to our work force.
Warrant 0: the agreements won't work in Russia
Warrant 1: the agreements work in Russia
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Businesses should be allowed to have new employees sign noncompete deals
Reason: This simply is a loophole around the free market for labor.
Warrant 0: labor shouldn't be a free market resource
Warrant 1: labor should be a free market resource
Correct warrant: 0