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Weak analogy. Theism and atheism are both ultimately dependent on individual beliefs and thus cannot be conclusively proven or disproven in all cases. However, economics is by and large founded in factual statistics. The only difference is neoliberal ideologues like you who continue to be...

A poor dismissal of what appears to be relevant critique.

There is no such thing as a 'necessary' war, at least on an international scale anyway. Wars are a product of both offence and defence but (somewhat obviously) are always started by the aggressor. However, you refer to the necessity of war from a defensive, or even preemptive, point of view i.e...

Seconded. Although diplomacy > force obviously.

Wow. I thought you said that this was meant to be an intelligent debate. Yet the ad hominem continues........ Yes, that's because it would have. Do you have any knowledge of economics whatsoever? Now I'm not saying I know it all, but I have tried to find opposition to Rudd's stimulus in a...

Please specify which and we shall go from there. Sorry if this is the impression I gave, but the way I see it, it is just credit where credit is due. The fact is that the policies of the rudd government have indubitably had some effect on this country's economic situation. This is a matter...

Re: The domestic affairs of countries should be subjected to international scrutiny.. Are you sure that you do not mean Sovereign Immunity? A bit of circular logic here. The UN is hamstrung by it's consistent upholding of sovereign immunity making it somewhat ineffective in the international...

The reverse is also true: repaying money is easy when you never spend much of it, which is exactly what we see in Liberal governments. However, I would definitely prefer the former in light of our current economic situation. Ah, the appeal to tradition. How about this: if this Labor...

Oh, how old this argument is getting.......... Firstly, the debt is not so "massive" as the Libs would have you believe. When Turnbull quotes Howard's debt repayments compared to the projected (read: projected) debt of Rudd's, he uses net debt for Howard and gross debt for Rudd. The...

I agree with you in principle on this one. EDIT: Except that I think for now, the jury is still out on the necessary size of the stimulus and ensuing budget deficits.

On what basis do you suppose this? Your final point is the most valid: since HSC scaling is determined by considering the overall competency of each courses candidacy in relation to the entire HSC candidacy, one subject must be compulsory in order for the overall competency of the candidacy...

With sole regards to the profit motive, perhaps. But don't forget about more altruistic goals, such as a minimum standard of living. The case of affairs you described (where business is the sole arbiter of wages) did exist in the early stage of the Industrial Revolution. It was quite the...

Well it would seem that we can move towards reconciliation on this one. I understand what you mean about the 'legitimately hard-working individuals' and I see it at school every exam. However, the 'themes and analysis' that you speak of can be construed more generally as the development of...

No scientific studies prove it in all cases, but many prove it in specific cases. A good example is the Hawthorne Study. When we analyse these studies, we see a general trend. Furthermore, the phenomenon is the foundation of a popular managerial theory for business, behavioural management...

If we reward everyone, the vast majority will work harder. Scientifically proven. Idle speculation and irrelevant until proven correct. Sorry.

Re: The domestic affairs of countries should be subjected to international scrutiny.. I dunno if you read the OP, but as a debating topic this implies a 'for' or 'against' position at the very least. So stop with the pointless ad hominem catfights.

A similar story in Japan, thanks to the LDP's deregulation of that country's industrial relations system. Over-casualisation of the workforce followed by a glut of homelessness when the recession hit.

You're quite right, and I didn't. I said that perhaps you overestimate it's importance in the long term, and also suggested what I saw as the likely cause for your current attitude. No dictation involved. Of course it isn't perfect, but one could apply your current philosophy to any level of...

How relativist of you. Perhaps you are lazy and take everything for granted, but this does not apply to everyone. Numerous social experiments (Elton Mayo, anyone?) point to an increase in productivity through recognising the social needs of workers. Perhaps if employees were more valued and did...

An overexaggeration. This is a narrow-minded approach to education more than it is indicative of any flaw in the system.