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Ecotourism
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Ecotourism builds cultural awareness and respect.
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PRO
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Ecotourism
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Ecotourism economically benefits local people
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PRO
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Ecotourism
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Ecotourism is good for the human soul and social health.
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PRO
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Corn ethanol
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Ethanol energy is a net CO2 polluter
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CON
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Corn ethanol
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Producing corn for ethanol requires too much water
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CON
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Corn ethanol
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Corn ethanol is less energy efficient than regular gasoline:
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CON
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Corn ethanol
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Ethanol is a means to reducing foreign oil dependencies
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PRO
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Corn ethanol
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Making ethanol from corn does not deprive the needy of food
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PRO
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Boycott of 2008 Olympics in China
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China's 2008 Olympics will accelerate its civil society
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CON
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Boycott of 2008 Olympics in China
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A boycott of the 2008 Olympics would antagonize the Chinese people
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CON
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Boycott of 2008 Olympics in China
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Only boycotting the Olympics sufficiently protests China's abuses
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PRO
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Fish farming ban
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Fish farming is economically beneficial
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CON
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Fish farming ban
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Fish feel pain and should not be made to suffer
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PRO
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Fish farming ban
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Fish farming squanders resources
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PRO
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Bush economic stimulus plan
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Tax rebates encourage irresponsible consumer spending habits
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CON
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Bush economic stimulus plan
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Increasing food stamp benefits will not stimulate the economy
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CON
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Bush economic stimulus plan
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A poorly timed economic stimulus can do harm
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CON
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Bush economic stimulus plan
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Tax rebates to the lower-middle classes quickly stimulate consumption
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PRO
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Bush economic stimulus plan
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Tax rebates can be good for businesses in the service industry
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PRO
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Bush economic stimulus plan
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Millions of low-income Americans face undernutrition.
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PRO
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Bush economic stimulus plan
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The effect of the 2008 stimulus package will be immediate
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PRO
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700 mile US Mexico border fence
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A wall would force crossers to take more deadly routes
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CON
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700 mile US Mexico border fence
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A border fence would not be as effective as other measures
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CON
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Waterboarding
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Water-boarding is drowning, not simulated drowning
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CON
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Waterboarding
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Information obtained through waterboarding is unreliable
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CON
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Waterboarding
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Waterboarding justly brings a terrorist face-to-face with death
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PRO
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Legalization of drugs
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In the short term it might eliminate drug dealers on our streets but do any of us really think that whatever multinational corporation ends of cornering the drug market will have a problem trading with the existing cartels
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CON
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Legalization of drugs
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Drugs can have a beneficial mind-expanding capacity
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PRO
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Legalization of drugs
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The state can tax the sale of legalized drugs and use the revenue for treatment programs
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PRO
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Drivers licenses for Illegal immigrants in the US
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Driver's licenses for illegal immigrants undermines legal immigration
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CON
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Drivers licenses for Illegal immigrants in the US
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The costs of providing driver's licenses to millions of illegal immigrants would be very high.
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CON
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Drivers licenses for Illegal immigrants in the US
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Illegal immigrants in America should be integrated into society
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PRO
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Drivers licenses for Illegal immigrants in the US
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Driver's licenses for illegal immigrants is economically beneficial
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PRO
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Drivers licenses for Illegal immigrants in the US
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Denying illegal immigrants driver's licenses forces DMV employees to become immigration experts.
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PRO
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Seattle deep-bore tunnel
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Good chance Seattle tunnel will go over budget
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CON
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Seattle deep-bore tunnel
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Tunnel will increase traffic in pioneer square.
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CON
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Seattle deep-bore tunnel
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Deep-bore tunnel draws funds away from other infrastructure.
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CON
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Seattle deep-bore tunnel
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Seattle's deep-bore tunnel creates jobs
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PRO
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Seattle deep-bore tunnel
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Seattle tunnel less disruptive than other options
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PRO
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High-speed rail
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High-speed rail allows people to see/visit new places.
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PRO
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High-speed rail
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High speed rail is a great tourist attraction.
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PRO
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High-speed rail
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High-speed rail decreases travel-time between cities.
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PRO
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High-speed rail
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High-speed rail frees up existing rail for other purposes.
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PRO
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High-speed rail
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Unlike automobiles, rail fosters a sense of community.
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PRO
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Mandatory military service
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Conscripts never as good as professional soldiers
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CON
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Mandatory military service
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Mandatory service fosters militarism
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CON
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Mandatory military service
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Military service diverts young from university.
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CON
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Mandatory military service
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National service produces valuable character traits:
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PRO
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Mandatory military service
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National service teaches skills valuable in marketplace.
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PRO
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Mandatory military service
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National service promotes patriotism.
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PRO
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Mandatory military service
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Military placement exams would encourage school-work.
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PRO
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No-fly zone over Libya
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Libyan rebels can succeed without no-fly zone.
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CON
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No-fly zone over Libya
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No-fly zone could increase support for Gaddafi
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CON
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No-fly zone over Libya
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No fly zone would create expectation of help elsewhere.
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CON
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No-fly zone over Libya
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Past No-fly zones have led to further military intervention
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CON
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No-fly zone over Libya
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No fly zone in Libya prevents a massacre
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PRO
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No-fly zone over Libya
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Doing nothing is to be complicit with Gaddafi regime.
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PRO
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Military recruiting in public schools
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Military recruiting wrongly makes violence appear cool.
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CON
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Military recruiting in public schools
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Young people aren't stupid, understand risk of joining military.
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PRO
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Military recruiting in public schools
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Recruiters raise general awareness about military.
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PRO
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Bullfighting
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Bulls can't reason, but they can suffer; bullfighting wrong.
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CON
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Bullfighting
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Bullfighting is too dangerous to humans to justify
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CON
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Bullfighting
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Bulls are celebrated and honored in bullfighting.
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PRO
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Bullfighting
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Risks of bullfighting brings out courage and bravery.
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PRO
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Was the War in Iraq worth it?
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Deposing Saddam was not worth immense costs of war.
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CON
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Was the War in Iraq worth it?
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War in Iraq has helped terrorist recruitment
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CON
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Was the War in Iraq worth it?
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War not worth roughly 100,000 Iraqi civilians killed.
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CON
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Was the War in Iraq worth it?
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Congress would have voted against Iraq War knowing costs now.
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CON
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Was the War in Iraq worth it?
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War in Iraq kept Saddam from acquiring nuclear weapons.
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PRO
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Was the War in Iraq worth it?
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Victory better than letting terrorists win in Iraq.
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PRO
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Was the War in Iraq worth it?
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War has given Iraqis a young democracy to grow.
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PRO
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Was the War in Iraq worth it?
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Iraq's democratic government is working reasonably well
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PRO
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Phasing out fossil fuel subsidies
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Ending oil subsidies is good for air quality, human health.
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PRO
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Phasing out fossil fuel subsidies
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Ending oil subsidies levels playing field for clean energy
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PRO
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Phasing out fossil fuel subsidies
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Subsidies are just generally inefficient.
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PRO
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Phasing out fossil fuel subsidies
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Oil subsidies better spent on education, health care, etc.
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PRO
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Castration of sex offenders
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Castrating sex offenders less effective than psychotheraphy.
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CON
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Castration of sex offenders
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Castration exposes sex offenders to side effects
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CON
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Castration of sex offenders
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Castrating sex offenders gives false sense of security on rape.
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CON
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Castration of sex offenders
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Castration subdues libido and psychological factors in predation.
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PRO
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Palestinian right of return
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Right of return jeopardizes Israeli welfare, so invalid
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CON
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Palestinian right of return
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A right of return wrongly makes Israel responsible for refugees.
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CON
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Compulsory voting
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Forcing a vote is as bad for democracy as poor turnout.
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CON
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Compulsory voting
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Mandatory voting would reduce polarization.
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PRO
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Compulsory voting
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Mandatory voting would compel broader campaign messaging.
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PRO
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Compulsory voting
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Mandatory voting compels voters to better educate themselves.
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PRO
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Puerto Rico statehood in America
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Puerto Rico would burden US welfare system
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CON
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Puerto Rico statehood in America
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Puerto Rico statehood is not economical for US
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CON
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Puerto Rico statehood in America
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Independence jeopardizes Puerto Rican economic gains.
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PRO
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DREAM Act
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DREAM Act encourages bringing kids across for citizenship
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CON
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DREAM Act
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DREAM Act is bad for American employment.
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CON
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DREAM Act
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DREAM Act is very expensive.
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CON
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DREAM Act
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DREAM Act relies on shrinking US financial resources.
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CON
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DREAM Act
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DREAM Act offers citizenship to youth already Americans.
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PRO
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DREAM Act
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Republican opposition alienates Latino vote.
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PRO
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Joint JD/MBA degree
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JD as credential has poor return on investment.
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CON
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Joint JD/MBA degree
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JD/MBA unlikely to get you higher salary than JD or MBA alone.
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CON
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Joint JD/MBA degree
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Join JD/MBA actually dilutes education in one or the other.
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CON
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Joint JD/MBA degree
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Usually one shot at advanced degree; JD/MBA gets both done.
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PRO
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Joint JD/MBA degree
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JD/MBA offers entrepreneurial skills and credibility.
|
PRO
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