Debate: Should Internet Gambling Be Legalized?
The potential boon for cash-strapped states versus the social costs associated with addiction.

Claim: Internet gambling should be legalized
Reason: The health issues that accompany gambling would necessitate the government to spend money to counteract them.
Warrant 0: government spending is good for the economy
Warrant 1: government spending is bad for the economy
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Internet gambling should not be legalized
Reason: We want the US to regulate so people will not be exploited.
Warrant 0: internet gambling will definitely not exploit
Warrant 1: internet gambling will definitely exploit
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Internet gambling should be legalized
Reason: The lottery and gambling and harmful to individuals and families that waste their money on them.
Warrant 0: many families don't have enough money to waste
Warrant 1: families that waste their money don't deserve said money
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Internet gambling should be legalized
Reason: To expand internet gambling would be creating more stupidity.
Warrant 0: stupid people gambling wouldn't create more taxes
Warrant 1: stupid people gambling would create more taxes
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Internet gambling should be legalized
Reason: The lottery and gambling and harmful to individuals and families that waste their money on them.
Warrant 0: a family man or woman would gamble often
Warrant 1: a family man or woman would never gamble
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Internet gambling should be legalized
Reason: The health issues that accompany gambling would necessitate the government to spend money to counteract them.
Warrant 0: people gambling will have much less money to pay taxes to fund the government's counteraction
Warrant 1: people gambling will have much more money to pay taxes to fund the government's counteraction
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Internet gambling should not be legalized
Reason: Gambling can be regulated through the use of a universal ID.
Warrant 0: this would be easy to falsify
Warrant 1: this wouldn't be easy to falsify
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Internet gambling should not be legalized
Reason: Gambling can be regulated through the use of a universal ID.
Warrant 0: the nations population wont accept a universal ID
Warrant 1: the nations population will accept a universal ID
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Internet gambling should not be legalized
Reason: We want the US to regulate so people will not be exploited.
Warrant 0: all gambling is exploitative
Warrant 1: all gambling is exploitative except online gambling
Correct warrant: 0