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942 | train | This house would enforce term limits on the legislative branch of government | enforce term limits on the legislative branch of government | 1 | 520,384 | PRO | contact with the affairs of state is one of the most corrupting of the influences to which men are exposed | contact with the affairs of state is one of the most corrupting of the influences to which men are exposed | yes | contact with the affairs of state | 0 | 33 | -1 | -1 |
944 | train | This house would prohibit burning the stars and stripes | burning the stars and stripes | -1 | 386,861 | PRO | The States' have the authority to promulgate flag desecration laws under their general police power to safeguard public safety and welfare | the States' had the authority to promulgate flag desecration laws under their general police power to safeguard public safety and welfare | yes | flag desecration laws | 45 | 66 | 1 | -1 |
944 | train | This house would prohibit burning the stars and stripes | burning the stars and stripes | -1 | 386,862 | CON | symbolic speech is protected by the First Amendment | symbolic speech" was protected by the First Amendment | yes | symbolic speech | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
944 | train | This house would prohibit burning the stars and stripes | burning the stars and stripes | -1 | 386,863 | CON | Flag burning is protected by the First Amendment | flag burning was protected by the First Amendment | yes | Flag burning | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
944 | train | This house would prohibit burning the stars and stripes | burning the stars and stripes | -1 | 386,864 | CON | protest involving the physical use of the flag should be seen as a form of protected expression under the First Amendment | protest involving the physical use of the flag should be seen as a form of protected expression under the First Amendment | yes | protest involving the physical use of the flag | 0 | 46 | 1 | 1 |
944 | train | This house would prohibit burning the stars and stripes | burning the stars and stripes | -1 | 386,865 | CON | Burning the flag is a form of symbolic speech subject to protection under the First Amendment | burning the flag was a form of symbolic speech subject to protection under the First Amendment | yes | Burning the flag | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
944 | train | This house would prohibit burning the stars and stripes | burning the stars and stripes | -1 | 386,875 | CON | Symbolic speech is recognized as being protected under the First Amendment as a form of speech | Symbolic speech is recognized as being protected under the First Amendment as a form of speech | yes | Symbolic speech | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
944 | train | This house would prohibit burning the stars and stripes | burning the stars and stripes | -1 | 386,882 | CON | there is a constitutional right to make one's speech as effective as possible | there is a constitutional right to make one's speech as effective as possible | yes | to make one's speech as effective as possible | 32 | 77 | 1 | 1 |
944 | train | This house would prohibit burning the stars and stripes | burning the stars and stripes | -1 | 386,883 | CON | Flag burning is a form of free speech | flag burning was a form of free speech | yes | Flag burning | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
944 | train | This house would prohibit burning the stars and stripes | burning the stars and stripes | -1 | 523,243 | CON | freedom of expression by non-speech means is commonly thought to be protected under the First Amendment | freedom of expression by non-speech means is commonly thought to be protected under the First Amendment | yes | freedom of expression by non-speech means | 0 | 41 | 1 | 1 |
944 | train | This house would prohibit burning the stars and stripes | burning the stars and stripes | -1 | 523,416 | PRO | burning the flag is a very offensive gesture that deserves to be formally outlawed | burning the flag is a very offensive gesture that deserves to be formally outlawed | yes | burning the flag | 0 | 16 | -1 | 1 |
944 | train | This house would prohibit burning the stars and stripes | burning the stars and stripes | -1 | 523,417 | CON | Americans oppose amending the constitution to outlaw flag burning | Americans opposed amending the constitution to outlaw flag burning | yes | amending the constitution to outlaw flag burning | 17 | 65 | -1 | -1 |
944 | train | This house would prohibit burning the stars and stripes | burning the stars and stripes | -1 | 523,418 | CON | Americans oppose a flag desecration amendment | Americans opposed a flag desecration amendment | yes | a flag desecration amendment | 17 | 45 | -1 | -1 |
944 | train | This house would prohibit burning the stars and stripes | burning the stars and stripes | -1 | 523,419 | PRO | Americans support a flag desecration amendment | Americans supported a flag desecration amendment | yes | a flag desecration amendment | 18 | 46 | 1 | -1 |
944 | train | This house would prohibit burning the stars and stripes | burning the stars and stripes | -1 | 523,420 | CON | Flag burning is constitutionally-protected free speech | flag burning was constitutionally-protected free speech | yes | Flag burning | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
944 | train | This house would prohibit burning the stars and stripes | burning the stars and stripes | -1 | 526,870 | CON | Flag burning is protected speech under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution | flag burning was protected speech under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution | yes | Flag burning | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
944 | train | This house would prohibit burning the stars and stripes | burning the stars and stripes | -1 | 526,871 | CON | the First Amendment protects such activity as symbolic speech | the First Amendment protects such activity as symbolic speech | yes | such activity | 29 | 42 | 1 | 1 |
944 | train | This house would prohibit burning the stars and stripes | burning the stars and stripes | -1 | 526,872 | CON | The First Amendment reaches non-speech acts | the First Amendment reached non-speech acts | yes | non-speech acts | 28 | 43 | 1 | 1 |
944 | train | This house would prohibit burning the stars and stripes | burning the stars and stripes | -1 | 526,873 | CON | The First Amendment's protection does not end at the spoken or written word | its protection does not end at the spoken or written word | no | null | null | null | null | null |
944 | train | This house would prohibit burning the stars and stripes | burning the stars and stripes | -1 | 526,874 | PRO | States have a compelling interest in preserving a venerated national symbol | states had a compelling interest in preserving a venerated national symbol | yes | preserving a venerated national symbol | 37 | 75 | 1 | -1 |
944 | train | This house would prohibit burning the stars and stripes | burning the stars and stripes | -1 | 526,875 | PRO | Flag burning tends to incite breaches of the peace | it "tends to incite" breaches of the peace | yes | Flag burning | 0 | 12 | -1 | 1 |
944 | train | This house would prohibit burning the stars and stripes | burning the stars and stripes | -1 | 526,876 | PRO | States possess an interest in preserving the flag as a unique symbol of national identity and principles | states possessed an interest in preserving the flag as a unique symbol of national identity and principles | yes | preserving the flag as a unique symbol of national identity and principles | 30 | 104 | 1 | -1 |
944 | train | This house would prohibit burning the stars and stripes | burning the stars and stripes | -1 | 526,877 | PRO | Desecration of the flag impugns its value as such a unique national symbol | desecration of the flag impugned its value as such a unique national symbol | yes | Desecration of the flag | 0 | 23 | -1 | 1 |
944 | train | This house would prohibit burning the stars and stripes | burning the stars and stripes | -1 | 526,878 | PRO | the "uniqueness" of the flag "justifies a governmental prohibition against flag burning | the "uniqueness" of the flag "justifies a governmental prohibition against flag burning | yes | a governmental prohibition against flag burning | 40 | 87 | 1 | -1 |
944 | train | This house would prohibit burning the stars and stripes | burning the stars and stripes | -1 | 526,879 | PRO | flag burning is "no essential part of any exposition of ideas | flag burning is "no essential part of any exposition of ideas | yes | flag burning | 0 | 12 | -1 | 1 |
944 | train | This house would prohibit burning the stars and stripes | burning the stars and stripes | -1 | 526,880 | PRO | Flag burning is most likely to be indulged in not to express any particular idea, but to antagonize others | is most likely to be indulged in not to express any particular idea, but to antagonize others | yes | Flag burning | 0 | 12 | -1 | 1 |
944 | train | This house would prohibit burning the stars and stripes | burning the stars and stripes | -1 | 526,881 | PRO | the First Amendment does not guarantee the right to employ every conceivable method of communication at all times and in all places | the First Amendment does not guarantee the right to employ every conceivable method of communication at all times and in all places | yes | the right to employ every conceivable method of communication at all times and in all places | 39 | 131 | -1 | 1 |
944 | train | This house would prohibit burning the stars and stripes | burning the stars and stripes | -1 | 526,882 | PRO | A majority of Americans support a ban on flag-burning | a majority of Americans still support a ban on flag-burning | yes | a ban on flag-burning | 32 | 53 | 1 | -1 |
944 | train | This house would prohibit burning the stars and stripes | burning the stars and stripes | -1 | 526,922 | PRO | the Constitution allows states to prohibit the burning of the flag | the Constitution allows states to prohibit the burning of the flag | yes | to prohibit the burning of the flag | 31 | 66 | 1 | -1 |
944 | train | This house would prohibit burning the stars and stripes | burning the stars and stripes | -1 | 526,923 | PRO | laws against flag-burning are constitutional | laws against flag-burning are constitutional | yes | laws against flag-burning | 0 | 25 | 1 | -1 |
944 | train | This house would prohibit burning the stars and stripes | burning the stars and stripes | -1 | 526,924 | PRO | flag-burning is not constitutionally protected | flag-burning is not constitutionally protected | yes | flag-burning | 0 | 12 | -1 | 1 |
944 | train | This house would prohibit burning the stars and stripes | burning the stars and stripes | -1 | 526,925 | PRO | it would be constitutional to ban flag-burning | it would be constitutional to ban flag-burning | yes | to ban flag-burning | 27 | 46 | 1 | -1 |
944 | train | This house would prohibit burning the stars and stripes | burning the stars and stripes | -1 | 526,926 | PRO | The flag's status as a special emblem of nationality entitles it to additional protections | The flag's status as a special emblem of nationality, however, entitles it to additional protections | yes | it | 49 | 51 | 1 | -1 |
944 | train | This house would prohibit burning the stars and stripes | burning the stars and stripes | -1 | 526,927 | PRO | the state can prohibit the burning of any item in public | the state can prohibit the burning of any item in public | yes | prohibit the burning of any item in public | 14 | 56 | 1 | -1 |
944 | train | This house would prohibit burning the stars and stripes | burning the stars and stripes | -1 | 526,928 | PRO | the nature of the flag entitles it to more protection under the law, rather than less | the nature of the flag entitles it to more protection under the law, rather than less | no | null | null | null | null | null |
946 | train | This house would implement playoffs in collegiate level American football | implement playoffs in collegiate level American football | 1 | 613,795 | PRO | Individuals interested in college football prefer a playoff system to the BCS | individuals interested in college football preferred a playoff system to the BCS | yes | a playoff system | 50 | 66 | 1 | 1 |
946 | train | This house would implement playoffs in collegiate level American football | implement playoffs in collegiate level American football | 1 | 614,476 | PRO | Often, the BCS system leads to controversies | Often, the BCS system leads to controversies | yes | the BCS system | 7 | 21 | -1 | -1 |
946 | train | This house would implement playoffs in collegiate level American football | implement playoffs in collegiate level American football | 1 | 614,477 | PRO | Controversies concerning inclusion in the BCS National Championship Game are numerous | Controversies concerning inclusion in the BCS National Championship Game are numerous | yes | the BCS National Championship Game | 38 | 72 | -1 | -1 |
946 | train | This house would implement playoffs in collegiate level American football | implement playoffs in collegiate level American football | 1 | 616,712 | PRO | Significant support among college football fans for a playoff to replace the BCS is shown | significant support among college football fans for a playoff to replace the BCS | yes | a playoff to replace the BCS | 52 | 80 | 1 | 1 |
946 | train | This house would implement playoffs in collegiate level American football | implement playoffs in collegiate level American football | 1 | 616,713 | PRO | the participants of the BCS National Championship game are decided based upon coaches' and media polls rather than via previous, on-field competition | the participants of the BCS National Championship game are decided based upon coaches' and media polls rather than via previous, on-field competition | yes | the participants of the BCS National Championship game | 0 | 54 | -1 | -1 |
946 | train | This house would implement playoffs in collegiate level American football | implement playoffs in collegiate level American football | 1 | 616,714 | CON | a playoff format would detract from the importance of the regular season and the intensity of rivalry games | a playoff format would detract from the importance of the regular season and the intensity of rivalry games | yes | a playoff format | 0 | 16 | -1 | 1 |
946 | train | This house would implement playoffs in collegiate level American football | implement playoffs in collegiate level American football | 1 | 616,715 | CON | a playoff system would create conflicts with student-athletes' studies | a playoff system would create conflicts with student-athletes' studies | yes | a playoff system | 0 | 16 | -1 | 1 |
946 | train | This house would implement playoffs in collegiate level American football | implement playoffs in collegiate level American football | 1 | 616,716 | PRO | a single loss can potentially end a team's chance at a National Championship or propel some other team into the title game under the current system | a single loss can potentially end a team's chance at a National Championship or propel some other team into the title game under the current system | yes | the current system | 129 | 147 | -1 | -1 |
946 | train | This house would implement playoffs in collegiate level American football | implement playoffs in collegiate level American football | 1 | 616,717 | PRO | Unfair competition is inherent in the structure of the BCS | unfair competition inherent in the structure of the BCS | yes | the structure of the BCS | 34 | 58 | -1 | -1 |
946 | train | This house would implement playoffs in collegiate level American football | implement playoffs in collegiate level American football | 1 | 628,984 | CON | numerous FBS Conferences have expressed their unwillingness to participate in a play-off system | numerous FBS Conferences have expressed their unwillingness to participate in a play-off system | yes | to participate in a play-off system | 60 | 95 | -1 | 1 |
946 | train | This house would implement playoffs in collegiate level American football | implement playoffs in collegiate level American football | 1 | 628,985 | PRO | due to the unique and often esoteric nature of the BCS format, there has been controversy as to which two teams should play for the national championship | due to the unique and often esoteric nature of the BCS format, there has been controversy as to which two teams should play for the national championship | yes | the unique and often esoteric nature of the BCS format | 7 | 61 | -1 | -1 |
946 | train | This house would implement playoffs in collegiate level American football | implement playoffs in collegiate level American football | 1 | 628,987 | CON | Implementation of a playoff system would lead to other, more serious consequences | would lead to other, more serious consequences | yes | Implementation of a playoff system | 0 | 34 | -1 | 1 |
946 | train | This house would implement playoffs in collegiate level American football | implement playoffs in collegiate level American football | 1 | 628,988 | PRO | a team with similar or better arguments to another team can be left out of the BCS despite beating the other team | a team with similar or better arguments to another team can be left out of the BCS despite beating the other team | yes | the BCS | 75 | 82 | -1 | -1 |
946 | train | This house would implement playoffs in collegiate level American football | implement playoffs in collegiate level American football | 1 | 628,990 | CON | there are several key advantages that the BCS has over a playoff system | there are several key advantages that the BCS has over a playoff system | yes | the BCS | 38 | 45 | 1 | -1 |
946 | train | This house would implement playoffs in collegiate level American football | implement playoffs in collegiate level American football | 1 | 628,991 | PRO | the BCS routinely involves controversy about which two teams are the best in the nation | the BCS routinely involves controversy about which two teams are the best in the nation | yes | the BCS | 0 | 7 | -1 | -1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 832,890 | CON | Markets are regulated to some extent by government in order to correct market failures or to promote social welfare | are regulated to some extent by government in order to correct market failures or to promote social welfare | yes | Markets are regulated to some extent by government | 0 | 50 | 1 | -1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 824,422 | CON | intervention is necessary to solve market-created externalities | intervention is necessary to solve market-created externalities | yes | intervention | 0 | 12 | 1 | -1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 832,893 | CON | government should intervene to prevent market failure | government should intervene to prevent market failure | yes | intervene to prevent market failure | 18 | 53 | 1 | -1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 498,169 | PRO | people should make their own choices with their money | people should make their own choices with their money | yes | make their own choices with their money | 14 | 53 | 1 | 1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 498,172 | PRO | the state often serves dominant business interests, distorting the market to their favor and thus leading to inefficient outcomes | the state often serves dominant business interests, distorting the market to their favor and thus leading to inefficient outcomes | yes | the state | 0 | 9 | -1 | -1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 498,173 | CON | Social inequalities result from free-market outcomes | social inequalities that result from free-market outcomes | yes | free-market outcomes | 32 | 52 | -1 | 1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 498,174 | PRO | if everyone is left to their own economic devices instead of being controlled by the state, then the result would be a harmonious and more equal society | if everyone is left to their own economic devices instead of being controlled by the state, then the result would be a harmonious and more equal society | yes | if everyone is left to their own economic devices instead of being controlled by the state | 0 | 90 | 1 | 1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 498,176 | PRO | Allowing individuals to act without any restrictions will produce the best results | allowing them to act without any restrictions will produce the best results | yes | Allowing individuals to act without any restrictions | 0 | 52 | 1 | 1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 498,177 | CON | the state has a legitimate role in providing public goods | the state has a legitimate role in providing public goods | yes | the state | 0 | 9 | 1 | -1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 822,792 | PRO | the state and economy are inherently separate from each other | the state and economy are inherently separate from each other | no | null | null | null | null | null |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 822,794 | CON | the free market can damage national traditions | the free market can damage national traditions | yes | the free market | 0 | 15 | -1 | 1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 822,795 | PRO | Government intervention is seen as harmful | government intervention as harmful | yes | Government intervention | 0 | 23 | -1 | -1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 822,796 | PRO | Financial liberalization and privatization coincide with democratization | financial liberalization and privatization coincided with democratization | yes | Financial liberalization and privatization | 0 | 42 | 1 | 1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 860,304 | PRO | private market factors can more efficiently deliver many goods or service than governments due to free market competition | private market factors can more efficiently deliver many goods or service than governments due to free market competition | yes | private market factors | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 860,305 | CON | A private company will serve the needs of those who are most willing (and able) to pay, as opposed to the needs of the majority | A private company will serve the needs of those who are most willing (and able) to pay, as opposed to the needs of the majority | yes | A private company | 0 | 17 | -1 | 1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 874,791 | CON | wages are naturally driven down in free market systems | wages are naturally driven down in free market systems | yes | free market systems | 35 | 54 | -1 | 1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 874,792 | CON | there is an inherent tendency toward oligolopolistic structures when laissez-faire is combined with capitalist private property | there is an inherent tendency toward oligolopolistic structures when laissez-faire is combined with capitalist private property | yes | when laissez-faire is combined with capitalist private property | 64 | 127 | -1 | 1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 874,793 | CON | the allocation of goods and services by a market is not efficient | the allocation of goods and services by a market is not efficient | yes | the allocation of goods and services by a market | 0 | 48 | -1 | 1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 874,795 | CON | the lack of perfect information and perfect competition in a free market is grounds for government intervention | the lack of perfect information and perfect competition in a free market is grounds for government intervention | yes | government intervention | 88 | 111 | 1 | -1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 874,797 | CON | free markets usually fail to deal with the problem of externalities | free markets usually fail to deal with the problem of externalities | yes | free markets | 0 | 12 | -1 | 1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 874,799 | CON | the free market is not necessarily free, but weighted towards those who already own property | the free market is not necessarily free, but weighted towards those who already own property | yes | the free market | 0 | 15 | -1 | 1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 874,805 | PRO | corrective measures) reduce the overall efficiency of the market economy | corrective measures) reduce the overall efficiency of the market economy | yes | corrective measures | 0 | 19 | -1 | -1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 874,806 | PRO | corrective policies limit the incentive system of the market | corrective policies limit the incentive system of the market | yes | corrective policies | 0 | 19 | -1 | -1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 874,807 | CON | grave imbalances are produced when economic action, conceived merely as an engine for wealth creation, is detached from political action | grave imbalances are produced when economic action, conceived merely as an engine for wealth creation, is detached from political action | yes | when economic action, conceived merely as an engine for wealth creation, is detached from political action | 30 | 136 | -1 | 1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 824,400 | PRO | The freer the market, the more prices will reflect consumer habits and demands | The freer the market, the more prices will reflect consumer habits and demands | yes | The freer the market | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 824,402 | PRO | Through free competition between vendors for the provision of products and services, prices tend to decrease, and quality tends to increase | Through free competition between vendors for the provision of products and services, prices tend to decrease, and quality tends to increase | yes | free competition between vendors for the provision of products and services | 8 | 83 | 1 | 1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 824,404 | PRO | market economies allow spontaneous order; that is, "a more efficient allocation of societal resources than any design could achieve | market economies allow spontaneous order; that is, "a more efficient allocation of societal resources than any design could achieve | yes | market economies | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 824,407 | PRO | any attempt to implement central planning will result in more disorder, or a less efficient production and distribution of goods and services | any attempt to implement central planning will result in more disorder, or a less efficient production and distribution of goods and services | yes | any attempt to implement central planning | 0 | 41 | -1 | -1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 824,408 | PRO | there is a direct relationship between economic growth and economic freedom | there is a direct relationship between economic growth and economic freedom | yes | economic freedom | 59 | 75 | 1 | 1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 824,415 | CON | government at times has to intervene to ensure competition in large and important industries | government at times has to intervene to ensure competition in large and important industries | yes | to intervene to ensure competition in large and important industries | 24 | 92 | 1 | -1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 824,417 | PRO | only a free market can create healthy competition and therefore more business | only a free market can create healthy competition and therefore more business | yes | a free market | 5 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 824,419 | CON | The unregulated market is seen as an impractical ideal | the unregulated market as an impractical ideal | yes | The unregulated market | 0 | 22 | -1 | 1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 824,421 | CON | free market relationships are considered as structured upon coercion | free market relationships are considered as structured upon coercion | yes | free market relationships | 0 | 25 | -1 | 1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 824,423 | PRO | The free market is believed to self-regulate in the most efficient and just way | The free market is believed to self-regulate in the most efficient and just way | yes | The free market | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 499,330 | CON | virtually all developed countries today successfully promoted their national industries through protectionism | virtually all developed countries today successfully promoted their national industries through protectionism | yes | protectionism | 96 | 109 | 1 | -1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 499,331 | CON | there is a legitimate need for government restrictions on free trade | there is a legitimate need for government restrictions on free trade | yes | government restrictions on free trade | 31 | 68 | 1 | -1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 499,333 | CON | laissez-faire capitalism creates social evils that harm its citizens | laissez-faire capitalism creates social evils that harm its citizens | yes | laissez-faire capitalism | 0 | 24 | -1 | 1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 499,334 | PRO | the gains from free trade outweigh any losses | the gains from free trade outweigh any losses | yes | free trade | 15 | 25 | 1 | 1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 499,335 | PRO | the benefits of free trade outweigh the losses | the benefits of free trade outweigh the losses | yes | free trade | 16 | 26 | 1 | 1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 499,336 | CON | most of the world's major economies are resorting to protectionist measures as the global economic slowdown begins to bite | most of the world's major economies are resorting to protectionist measures as the global economic slowdown begins to bite | yes | protectionist measures | 53 | 75 | 1 | -1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 832,245 | PRO | by trying to maximize their own gains in a free market, individual ambition benefits society | by trying to maximize their own gains in a free market, individual ambition benefits society | yes | individual ambition | 56 | 75 | 1 | 1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 832,247 | PRO | it is competition between buyers and sellers that channels the profit motive of individuals on both sides of the transaction such that improved products are produced and at lower costs | it is competition between buyers and sellers that channels the profit motive of individuals on both sides of the transaction such that improved products are produced and at lower costs | yes | competition between buyers and sellers | 6 | 44 | 1 | 1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 832,248 | PRO | individual self-interest operating in a competitive market place produces the unique conditions under which a society’s total utility is maximized | individual self-interest operating in a competitive market place produces the unique conditions under which a society’s total utility is maximized | yes | individual self-interest operating in a competitive market place | 0 | 64 | 1 | 1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 832,249 | CON | free markets, by themselves, often do not lead to what is best | free markets, by themselves, often do not lead to what is best | yes | free markets, by themselves | 0 | 27 | -1 | 1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 832,250 | CON | some regulation is required to make markets work | some regulation is required to make markets work | yes | some regulation | 0 | 15 | 1 | -1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 832,251 | PRO | competitive markets do a good job allocating resources | competitive markets do a good job allocating resources | yes | competitive markets | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 824,181 | PRO | free trade will make society more prosperous | free trade will make society more prosperous | yes | free trade | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 824,182 | PRO | free trade increases the global level of output | free trade increases the global level of output | yes | free trade | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 824,183 | PRO | the absolute quantity of goods and services produced is highest under free trade | the absolute quantity of goods and services produced is highest under free trade | yes | free trade | 70 | 80 | 1 | 1 |
985 | train | This house would unleash the free market | unleash the free market | 1 | 824,184 | PRO | Laissez-faire economic politics and parties permit faster growth | laissez-faire economic politics and parties, which permit faster growth | yes | Laissez-faire economic politics and parties | 0 | 43 | 1 | 1 |