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smh.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/paying-the-cost-of-fighting-obesity-20100110-m0n3.html en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_tax Should we have a fat tax of some sort? And why/why not? A couple of off the cuff pros/cons to kick it off: Pro: - Pigovian tax would pass on the healthcare...

Agreed. As a general statement even if you disagree with the A-C position their presence helps further develop your skills as a debater and also helps deepen your understanding of your own position.

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I also couldn't find hard stats. However I am basing my statement on a couple of key drivers for high gun ownership: - The US was flooding the country with guns not that long ago - The Soviets probably left a lot of guns behind when they withdrew - also not that long ago - The Taliban forces...

Afghanistan also had a well-armed populace... While an armed populace can engage in insurgency they are simply no match for a modern military force. They can not stop attacks or invasions. They can make occupations an incredibly bloody affair and eventually after a great deal of time they may...

Not especially helpful to conflate the two.

Ghandi's quote still touches on the issues which jennyfromdabloc is raising. By refusing to allow/conscript Indians into the army the British maintained a racial monopoly on the access to guns, gun laws in Australia serve a similar purpose of maintaining a monopoly on access to guns. To take...

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Imposition takes away choice. Without choice we aren't even human anymore.

Oh and I'm also concerned if you conceptualise God as someone with power but no responsibility...

God is dead; Man is God :p Seriously though you misunderstand the point. We don't oppose responsibilities - what we oppose is regulation. And if 'responsibilities' need to be regulated to exist then clearly people are rejecting them anyway and you are fighting a losing battle...

The same taboos/norms/mores which you refer to are the root of the discomfort.

An uncomfortable realisation to be sure.

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Thanks for identifying yourself as someone who does not understand the issue. Thank you for a brilliant contribution. How about you get back to bagging out your erstwhile friends. Money does not grow on trees. It must come from somewhere. And in this case they are saying that...

Erection does not equal consent.

Have I mentioned my plan to build a 100m tall statue of myself? It will generate a large intanigible revenue of over $6billion, this figure comprises a combination of contribution to Brand Australia and contribution to Australian culture.