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Safety nets protect households facing hard times from falling into deeper poverty and help them manage risk | poor communities |
during the conflict, the Israel Defense Forces "did more to safeguard the rights of civilians in a combat zone than any other army in the history of warfare | israel's 2008-2009 military operations against gaza |
Multiculturalism allows people to truly express who they are within a society | multiculturalism |
one may generally wish to spare a potential child from the suffering of life | children |
gun possession is a civil right | the right to bear arms |
Older people are seen as a group that acts as more of a cost than an asset to the company | a mandatory retirement age |
Economic inequality is thought to reduce distributive efficiency within society | poor communities |
The repeated firing of rockets by Hamas endangers the lives of both Israeli and Palestinian civilians | israel's 2008-2009 military operations against gaza |
spreading democracy is likely to spread peace | democratization |
Hydropower can be intermittent | hydroelectric dams |
The American Jobs Act gives more tax breaks, thus contributing more to the federal deficit | american jobs act |
Corruption reduces the quality of government services and infrastructure | bribery |
all that is being achieved through the blockade is to "enrich Hamas and marginalize even further the voices of moderation | the blockade of gaza |
the state should provide citizens their demands in order to achieve people's well-being | austerity measures |
nothing justifies the suffering inflicted to civilian populations who live trapped in the Gaza strip | israel's 2008-2009 military operations against gaza |
limitations on free speech balance rights to free speech and other rights | freedom of speech |
heavy exposure to media violence can lead to more aggressive behavior | the sale of violent video games to minors |
Policies adopted as affirmative action have been criticized as a form of referse discrimination | the use of affirmative action |
controlled nuclear proliferation may be beneficial for inducing stability | all nations a right to nuclear weapons |
All the utterances intended to endanger the security of the State may be restrained in the interest of the security of the State | freedom of speech |
Neurological link was found between playing violent video games and aggressive behaviour in children and teenagers | the sale of violent video games to minors |
the household does not form wealth | housewives should be paid for their work |
fewer restrictions on handguns will result in increasing numbers of injuries and deaths | the right to bear arms |
procreation today is de facto child abuse | children |
That government is best which governs not at all | the free market |
Advertising occupies public space and more and more invades the private sphere of people | advertising |
certain public goods and services should remain primarily in the hands of government in order to ensure that everyone in society has access to them | the creation of private universities in the uk |
Subsidies tend to be expensive and regressive | poor communities |
term limits force politicians "to represent the people instead of advancing their own careers | enforce term limits on the legislative branch of government |
access to resources play a hugely important role in educational inequality | fund education using a voucher scheme |
freedom of speech cannot be compromised | blasphemy |
it is neither necessary nor desirable to create an offence of religious insult | blasphemy |
the open primary leaves the party nominations vulnerable to manipulation and dilution | open primaries |
The use of anabolic steroids is now banned by all major sporting bodies | the use of performance enhancing drugs in professional sports |
Migration provides a positive resource for the economy | the right to asylum |
a draft would make the military more representative of the American public at large | national service |
The social costs of gambling to society are varied | gambling |
Subsidies produce inefficiencies | poor communities |
Affirmative action policies increase animosity toward preferred groups | the use of affirmative action |
having many service providers promotes choice and competition | the free market |
there are no good reasons and no credible grounds for believing that gods exist | atheism |
Monarchy contradicts democracy | the monarchy |
If inventors did not have the legal protection of patents, in many cases, they would prefer or tend to keep their inventions secret | intellectual property rights |
the military solution won't conduct to peace | israel's 2008-2009 military operations against gaza |
a republic is "inevitable | the monarchy |
granting government money, even indirectly, to private and religious schools will inevitably lead to increased governmental control over non-government education | fund education using a voucher scheme |
nuclear forces continue to play an essential role in war prevention | all nations a right to nuclear weapons |
it would be of no use to forbid law-abiding citizens to own legal registered guns in accordance to the law | the right to bear arms |
if universities are "to nurture genuinely free and creative academic research" and "be the guardians of liberty which a free society needs" they must be independent of government funding | the creation of private universities in the uk |
media cannot cause violence because humans have the ability to recognize what is wrong, and what is right | the sale of violent video games to minors |
since species become extinct "all the time" the disappearance of a few more will not destroy the ecosystem | endangered species |
Education programs which focus exclusively on abstinence have never been shown to delay sexual activity | only teach abstinence for sex education in schools |
Copyright is a fundamental right for both creators and consumers | intellectual property rights |
The use of (or threat of use of) nuclear weapons would generally be contrary to the rules of international law applicable in armed conflict | all nations a right to nuclear weapons |
human existence has ultimately been destructive to the Earth and many of its non-human organisms | children |
Bribes lead to a misdirection of resources | bribery |
some forms of expression can be legitimately prohibited by law because they are very offensive | freedom of speech |
a morally-based, balanced monarchy is stressed as the ideal form of government | the monarchy |
censorship violates multiple Basic Human Rights | freedom of speech |
Nuclear proliferation will decrease the likelihood of war | all nations a right to nuclear weapons |
The system of monarchy since antiquity has contrasted with forms of democracy | the monarchy |
by trying to maximize their own gains in a free market, individual ambition benefits society | the free market |
Affirmative action aims to correct the effects of past and present discrimination | the use of affirmative action |
competitive markets do a good job allocating resources | the free market |
Many find wind turbines to not be very aesthetically pleasing and consider them to be an eyesore | wind power |
Nuclear weapons give nations the potential to not only destroy their enemies but humanity itself | all nations a right to nuclear weapons |
refugees have much to bring to the countries in which they are resettled in terms of culture and labor | the right to asylum |
Atheism has been criticized as a faith in itself | atheism |
nuclear weapons induce stability in all regimes | all nations a right to nuclear weapons |
Diversity makes available more ways of solving problems and responding to catastrophes | multiculturalism |
Abstinence-only education programs often provide inaccurate information about contraceptives and sexuality | only teach abstinence for sex education in schools |
renewable energy is naturally replenished and not subject to the volatility of global fuel markets | hydroelectric dams |
the right to freedom of speech can be subjected to limitations such as hate speech | freedom of speech |
unions never raise productivity to compensate for higher wages | collective bargaining rights claimed by trades unions |
Violent video games - especially first-person shooter games - encourages real-life acts of violence in teenagers | the sale of violent video games to minors |
The Gaza war was conducted as a response to rockets fired from the Gaza Strip | israel's 2008-2009 military operations against gaza |
Bribery encourages rent seeking behaviour | bribery |
The blockade action is a violation of international law | the blockade of gaza |
dam construction requires the state to displace individual people | hydroelectric dams |
laws which make it easier for law-abiding citizens to get a permit to carry a gun in public places, cause reductions in crime | the right to bear arms |
the psychological effect of the rocket strikes paralyzed life across Israel's south | israel's 2008-2009 military operations against gaza |
copyright remains the fundamental way by which authors, sculptors, artists, musicians and others can fund the creation of new works | intellectual property rights |
people are given greater dignity from choosing their head of state | the monarchy |
Many former athletes suffer from health problems related to steroid consumption | the use of performance enhancing drugs in professional sports |
The extremely dangerous side-effects of performance-enhancing drugs are admitted | the use of performance enhancing drugs in professional sports |
democracies treat each other with trust and respect even during crises | democratization |
any interference with the market process decreases social well being | the free market |
freedom of education notably implies the freedom for parents to choose a school for their children without discrimination on the basis of finances | fund education using a voucher scheme |
Hydropower is an extremely flexible technology from the perspective of power grid operation | hydroelectric dams |
private entities are more efficiently run | the creation of private universities in the uk |
cultural diversity is as necessary for humankind as biodiversity is for nature | multiculturalism |
many species are threatened by the increasing human population | children |
corruption is more prevalent in non-privatized sectors | the creation of private universities in the uk |
Renewable power technologies have significant environmental benefits | hydroelectric dams |
The disproportionate and excessive use of force displayed by the Israeli government has resulted in numerous casualties | israel's 2008-2009 military operations against gaza |
Catholicism considers all forms of birth control to be sins | barrier methods of contraception |
Hydroelectricity is the most widely used form of renewable energy | hydroelectric dams |
There are substantial correlations between gun ownership and gun-related suicide and homicide rates | the right to bear arms |
Israel's blockade of Gaza is a direct consequence of attacks launched from within the territory | the blockade of gaza |
Free trade is generally considered to achieve an overall increase in utility in a society | the free market |