Governments should perform certain functions

Governments should perform certain functions
Subjects
Government
Linking arguments
All people who are eligible to vote should do so Government is harmful Governments should generate funds through taxation Governments should recognize marriages Nationalism is harmful People should pursue their own self-interest Societies should only enforce negative rights Societies should implement anarchism Societies should implement socialism Taxation is harmful Taxation is analogous to theft

Supporting arguments

Governments should enable capitalism. Can you supply this point with a source that proves it is earnest? Do it yourself or provide the link on the talk page.

• • Related argument: Capitalism requires states in order to function.

    Related argument: Societies should practice capitalism.

Deregulated businesses often lead to severe economic crises. Governments should regulate some sectors of the economy in order to orevent this problem.  Related argument: Deregulation causes harm. Related argument: State regulation of trade is effective and beneficial.

The only legitimate purpose of government is to secure people from aggression and fraud against their person and property.  Related argument: A free market in security is more effective than state-run security. Related argument: It is reasonable for governments to exclusively enforce property rights and non-aggression.

Governments should prohibit prostitution, and use criminal sanctions to punish those involved.  Related argument: Governments should prohibit prostitution.

Governments can effectively smooth out the business cycles that are inherent to capitalism. This lessens the potentially disastrous effects if economic depression.  Related argument: It is possible for government intervention in the economy to reduce the negative consequences of the business cycle.

Governments can and should adjudicate disputes between competing interests fairly.

1. Corporations should be treated as people by governments.
   1. Opponents do not accept the premise that corporations should be treated as the legal equivalent of persons.
2. Governments should ameliorate the amorality of free markets.
   1. Opponents do not accept the premise that government action is necessary to ameliorate the amorality of free markets.
3. Governments should cause people to make better decisions.
   1. Opponents do not accept the premise that governments effectively cause people to make better decisions.
4. Governments are sometimes the most efficient way to achieve certain positive outcomes.
   1. Opponents do not accept the premise that governments have deliberately achieved positive outcomes more efficiently than would have occurred in the absence of governments.
5. Governments should enforce a minimum wage.
   1. governments should enforce a minimum wage.
6. Governments should enforce intellectual property rights.
   1. Opponents do not accept the premise that governments should enforce intellectual property rights.
7. Governments should execute certain criminals
   1. Opponents do not accept the premise that governments should execute certain criminals.
8. Governments should grant limited liability to corporations.
   1. Opponents do not accept the premise that governments should grant limited liability to shareholders in corporations.
9. Governments should make society more fair
   1. Opponents do not accept the premise that governments should make society more fair.
10. Governments should prohibit abortion
    1. Opponents do not accept the premise that governments should prohibit abortion.
11. Governments should prohibit certain drugs with recreational uses
    1. Opponents do not accept the premise that governments should prohibit certain drugs with recreational uses.
12. Governments should prohibit incest
    1. Opponents do not accept the premise that governments should prohibit incest.
13. Governments should prohibit insider trading
    1. Opponents do not accept the premise that governments should prohibit insider trading.
14. Governments should prohibit physician-assisted suicide
    1. Opponents do not accept the premise that governments should prohibit physician-assisted suicide.
15. Governments should prohibit pornography
    1. Opponents do not accept the premise that governments should prohibit pornography.
16. Governments should prohibit public nudity
    1. Opponents do not accept the premise that governments should prohibit public nudity.
17. Governments should prohibit research that uses stem cells
    1. Opponents do not accept the premise that governments should prohibit research that uses stem cells.
18. Governments should prohibit same-sex sexual behavior
    1. Opponents do not accept the premise that governments should prohibit same-sex sexual behavior.
19. Governments should promote families
    1. Opponents do not accept the premise that governments should promote families.
20. Governments should promote marriage
    1. Opponents do not accept the premise that governments should promote marriage.
21. Governments should promote procreation
    1. Opponents do not accept the premise that governments should promote procreation.
22. Governments should protect people from market failures
    1. Opponents do not accept the premise that governments should protect people from market failures.
23. Governments should protect people from self-chosen harmful behaviors
    1. Opponents do not accept the premise that governments should protect people from self-chosen harmful behaviors.
24. Governments should provide for some retirement security for all citizens
    1. Opponents do not accept the premise that governments should provide for some retirement security for all citizens.
25. Governments should recognize marriages
    1. Opponents do not accept the premise that governments should recognize marriages.
26. Governments should restrict tobacco smoking at private businesses
    1. Opponents do not accept the premise that governments should restrict tobacco smoking at private businesses.
27. Governments should seek harm reduction in the use of recreational drugs
    1. Opponents do not accept the premise that governments should seek harm reduction in the use of recreational drugs.
28. Governments should use regulations to prevent negative externalities.
    1. Opponents do not accept the premise that governments should use regulations to prevent negative externalities.
29. Societies should be governed based on Christian ideas.
    1. Opponents do not accept the premise that societies should be governed based on Christian ideas.
30. Governments should implement socialism.
    1. Opponents do not accept the premise that societies should practice socialism.
31. Governments are the only way to enforce individual rights.
    1. Opponents do not accept the premise that states are necessary to enforce rights.
32. Governmwnts should require that all people vote.
    1. Opponents do not accept the premise that voting should be mandatory.

Opposing arguments

In all contexts, economic markets are more efficient than governments at achieving positive outcomes. Can you supply this point with a source that proves it is earnest? Do it yourself or provide the link on the talk page.

• • Related argument: Economic markets are more efficient than governments at achieving positive outcomes for societies.

Governments should not do anything because all governments are exploitative. Can you supply this point with a source that proves it is earnest? Do it yourself or provide the link on the talk page.

• • Related argument: Governments are always exploitative.

Any governmental function inherently crowds out free market solutions to the same problem, thereby inhibiting trade and innovation