Category: US
December 4th, 2017 by debate junkie
Should businesses be allowed to discriminate against customers? It seems to make sense that a business should be allowed to decide who they sell to. It’s a private business and if they don’t want your business, why would they have to serve you? The current case before the Supreme Court seems less about free speech and more about the freedom to discriminate..
Posted in Politics, US
November 6th, 2017 by debate junkie
Whether you’re a person of faith – or far from it, does it really cause any harm to suggest praying for victims of mass shootings? It seems that praying is a traditional “go-to” as a reactionary measure to help overcome the shock of dozens of innocent people being slain. Is praying enough? Is anyone hearing your prayers?
Posted in Politics, US
November 3rd, 2017 by debate junkie
Without knowing all the details and understanding that all the pieces will change somewhat, what are the good and bad points of the new proposed tax bill? What do we really need to change about our taxation in the United States, and why? Are the wealthy paying too much, or possibly not enough? How about the lower and middle classes? Corporate taxes? It doesn’t seem like anyone involved in the new tax proposal cares much about the national debt or the deficit now, oddly. What is the actual goal?
Posted in Politics, US
October 30th, 2017 by debate junkie
Let’s pretend nobody had ever heard of Colin Kaepernick and a couple years back, JJ Watt took a knee during the National Anthem because he was bent out of shape about Benghazi, or some such thing. Would the same people be as upset and ready to boycott the NFL?
Posted in Politics, US