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[manicpiglet]

Ok, so I have to write a research paper on a controversial subject. I have to state a claim either for, against, or in between on it, and then back up whichever claim using peer reviewed sources. Thing is I am at a block as to what to write about. If anyone has ideas (serious ones only, please) Please respond here :)

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[hellodali]

the fair tax act? it is about to come up for a vote, basically it would remove all tax from everything except sales tax and would bump sales tax up to like 20% so folks would only be taxed if they bought stuff, food would be exempt. here's a link for it:

http://www.fairtax.org/

..here's a link against it:

http://www.taxfreedom101.com/library/misc/020618.htm

[gryphonclaw]

should prostitution be legalized. or should marijuana be legalized. or are smoking bans good or bad. (ppl in my class are doing these or similar)

[alicefanclub]

Prostitution is a good one. I did a debate on that last year, it was fun. Or something current: right to die, gay marriage, etc etc.

[lost__girl]

I wrote a paper on reasons to legalize marijuana. Reasons for - paper, fuel sources, doesn't deplete the soil like cotton plants, clothing and hygiene products, medicinal uses. Reasons against - illegal drug use, gateway drug, harm on your body.

If you choose this subject, it's a very easy topic to research. I still have alot of the info I used, and you can make a very persuasive argument to use hemp instead of cotton, oil, charcoal, trees, etc.

Let me know, I'd be glad to help!!

[crescentz]

violence in video games and how it affects the mind

[manicpiglet]

Funny you should mention this, dude. I wrote my civic discourse paper on something similar. Although rather than argue what they do to the mind, I chose to argue why kids are getting ahold of titles like GTA when they are not supposed to.