Should the tax rate be progressive? All the Yes points: It is fair that people who earn more income should pay a higher proportion of their income in tax. … Progressive taxation forms a buffer for the lowest earners in society. This is because the lowest t… Progressive taxation encourages social cohesion. It sends out … Read more
The issue of nuclear proliferation has become one of today’s most pressing issues, as countries such as Iran and North Korea desire to join the elite group of nuclear powers. While many people call for total disarmament and the movement towards global zero, a world without nuclear weapons, others are proponents of the right of … Read more
The American Pledge of Allegiance has been embroiled in controversy ever since the phrase “under God” was added by Congress in 1954, following a campaign by the Knights of Columbus to change it. The Pledge, as it was conceived initially by Francis Bellamy in 1892, did not include the phrase. It read: “I pledge allegiance … Read more
Ring-fencing medical knowledge is one of the great grotesqueries of our age (Johann Hari). We live in a world where corporate profits come before hundreds of thousands of human lives. Where the production of cheap life-saving medication is not allowed by international laws that uphold the interests of pharmaceuticals. Where patent laws cost lives…The proposition … Read more
“Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite — motto of the French Revolution This debate is about the importance of recognizing in our social structures the fundamental equality of human beings, as human beings. It begs us to ask ourselves what it means to be democratic. The advent of the global age has led to a number of issues … Read more
Are voter identification laws justified by the need to combat voting fraud in order to uphold democracy? Or are such laws unnecessary and discriminatory? All the Yes points: Voter identification laws are necessary to combat the serious danger of voter fraud. There is a lo… Voter identification laws are not discriminatory because they apply uniformly … Read more
