Politics, News & Issues > US Economy Arguments for abolishing minimum wages

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There are plenty of arguments for abolishing the minimum wage. You will read about plenty of people stating that a minimum wage means that there will be fewer jobs available. There are plenty of social/moral justice arguments in favour of keeping it. But what people forget is that there are economic arguments in favour of a m... More..

Politics, News & Issues > US Economy Why are there so many people living below the poverty line in America

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Why are there so many people living below the poverty line? 37 million by many accounts puts America (proportionately) at the bottom of all developed countries. And America is the richest country in the world. So why?There are lots of reasons of course. Economically the problem lies around the fact that the minimum wage is to... More..

Religion & Spirituality > Self-Awareness & Realization Determining humankind's strongest desires

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How much of our desires are truly inherent as our own and how many are simply down to the influence of society as a whole? To determine this one must look into a (perhaps mythical) 'state of nature' before human society.Thomas Hobbes argued that humanity was motivated solely by the wish for self-preservation, and it was this ... More..

Politics, News & Issues > War in Iraq Voting on troop reductions in Iraq

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In terms of the actual vote on troop reductions, this is really a political issue rather than a practical one. America will not dramatically remove all troops like a magician doing a vanishing act, nor will she commit to a Vietnam-style war. Rather it is the symbol of more or fewer troops in Iraq which is important in the pol... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Party Politics & Ideology Ann Coulter is hurting the Republican Party

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Anne Coulter's vicious attacks on the 'liberal left'- who tend to be almost anyone who disagrees with her opinion certainly does persuade the more apathetic amongst the electorate to support the Democrat party as the only real alternative. But similarly vicious attacks from the other side of politics which lack credibility wh... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory The "state of nature" in Thomas Hobbes' political philosophy

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What role does the state of nature play in Hobbes's political thinking?The state of nature is an idea used by many political philosophers as a comparison between alternatives. Sommerville asserts that "For most theoristsit was perfectly sensible to ask what things had been like before people consented to live together under g... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the Middle & Near East Kidnapping of British marines: Will rescue efforts lead to war?

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Fact- Iranian government has taken British soldiers into captivity.Fiction- Iran has not demanded a ransom for their release. Iran even stated on the 26th of March that this had nothing to do with the five Iranians arrested in Iraq. (bbc website)The British government claims it has evidence to prove that the troops were not i... More..

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