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Quote from mmaacc22: “Your a little bit wronge as you cant just split peoples actions into just 2 catorgories good and evil as there are too many varibles like if a person killed a robber holding gun too someones head but that robber was only doing that so he could pay for a opperation that would save his sons life because he was fired from his job becuase the company wanted to relocate to india so it didnt cost as much. You can only call the company evil but the other two are different.” What? …

Quote from kirwan464: “no they are taken as all the employers know they can pay them less and get away with it” Why shouldn't someone who is willing to work harder and/or for less be able to make an offer to do so? Also, the 'taking jobs' line only holds if there is a set amount of jobs within an economy, which is not the case. Learn some basic supply and demand if you think this. Quote from kirwan464: “I can see where you are coming from but i have a note in my wallet for if ever im in an accid…

Quote from Capt Sasha: “Again, you show your dire ignorance regarding market systems, which is incompatible to understand any market system - be is capitalism or socialism. Capitalism is a market system where the supply and demand factors are decided by capitalists, it IS NOT a system characterised by a lack of government intervention.” What you still aren't getting is that for supply and demand to be decided by private individuals, government intervention by necessity must be precluded, otherwi…

Quote from Capt Kuzntskiy: “I'm afraid you are mistaken. Capitalism is not the absence of government intervention as you say, but rather than abscence of government market regulation. Without government intervention, it would be anarchy, not capitalism. In the United States, the government and it institutions are often entwined with capitalist corporations. A lot of US government policies and activities around the globe are influenced by corporate motives rather than genuine national interest.” …

Quote from Capt Kuzntskiy: “If there were no organised drug trade, there would be no drug wars. Most of the drug trade of today originated from the American drug cartels of the 1800s and 1900s (Opium Wars era) and the CIA's economic model that led to the creation of Golden Triangle in South East Asia to fund CIA activities in the region. In the late 1800s, the US went into quite a number of wars against Britian and China because both these countries wouldn't let US to conduct drug businesses in …

Quote from Capt Kuzntskiy: “Extremes of capitalism is the root of most problems facing Americans today - whether it is the high rates of violence” Violence? Much gang related violence is actually partly caused by the war on drugs acting as a massive subsidy to organized crime, and last time I checked the war on drugs isn't capitalist. Quote from Capt Kuzntskiy: “their ignorant stupidity” Stupidity? I assume you are referring to American public schooling. Emphasis on the public. This isn't capita…

Quote from Strawberryshortcake: “I disagree. Women are not as strong as men. We are not equal to them at all when it comes to physical strength, and most women are not as strong as men are emotionally.” Why wouldn't they just be subjected to the same physical/emotional tests as a man on a individual basis? Regardless, I'm opposed to the draft full stop, so I can't advocate a policy that simply increases the amount of people subject to it.

Quote from Brainwiped: “he certainly proved that the USA's policy on gun gun control doesnt work, seeing as he killed those people with a gun he bought legally.” Funny you should mention gun control, considering all guns are banned in universities.

Quote from gregdavidson: “I know most of you are going to refer to prohibition and how it was a failure. This is the 21st century and times have changed!” The war on drugs would beg to differ. Quote from gregdavidson: “Hey dude! When you're on the side of the road in the future with a big sign on you, I'll throw a quarter your way.” Nice ad hominem there. Quote from gregdavidson: “I believe alcohol has absolutely no purpose in this world and should be illegal.” Quote from gregdavidson: “Name one…

That question is nonsensical because it implies that there exists a 'society' that is more than merely the sum of all individuals within it. It's like asking whether the neurons within a brain control the brain or whether the brain controls the neurons, which is meaningless because they are the same thing.

Quote from Assaultrifle: “however, the government wants these people to attempt to get a job and try to lead better lives instead of resorting to prostitution.” Don't you think it's arrogant of you to make a judgment on what is a 'better' career path for another individual? That's just as arbitrary as me advocating the banning of teaching because I don't like it as a profession. Quote from Assaultrifle: “not to mention the STDs you could get, and also because it helps to charge people who run ch…

If it is a private institution, they have the right to set any conditions they like for entering employment or becoming a student. So while I personally don't like the idea (aside from tests to see if people are under the influence of drugs on the job) I can't justify banning it.

I don't approve of it because I believe it is the employers right to hire whoever they wish. From a practical perspective, there are huge potential costs if it is over zealously applied (for example, if an employer firing an incompetent employee is incorrectly seen as discrimination because the employee happens to be gay, black etc.) in return for the 'benefit' of placing an employee into a workplace where they are not wanted.

I think it is wrong because it is irreversible in the case of a wrongful conviction, and because punishment should be some sort of forced labour, where the focus is on restitution to the harmed party as opposed to punishment of the criminal. Quote from emoguy: “if u take a life your life should be taken (unless your fighting in war)” Why the double standard? Does killing all of a sudden become moral if you are an employee of the government?