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We should require all union elections to use the secret ballot

Logical arguments: Secret ballots protect individuals from coercion and peer pressure, encouraging honest voting. They uphold democratic principles by ensuring that each member's vote is confidential and free from manipulation or retaliation. In a bid to protect workers' rights, labor unions can lead to the creation of many bureaucratic rules and regulations, potentially slowing down processes and leading to inefficiency.  Labor unions can discourage high performance. Since promotions and raises are often based on seniority rather than merit, there can be little incentive for workers to exceed expectations. Supporting evidence (data, studies): A 2019 study by Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, published in the American Journal of Political Science , suggests secret ballots can enhance political efficacy and promote civic engagement. Study by Hirsch (2004) shows that in heavily unionized industries, productivity can be lower due to more rigid work rules. Supporting books: "The S...

If the church is wrong, people waste a lot of time on the Mormon church

Reasons to agree Mormons spend 3 hours on Sunday in a church. They could be having fun instead. They could be water skiing, hanging out with people that they choose, doing things with family. Mormon missionaries waste two of their best years on a mission . At the Mormon church you hear the same things over and over again. People can't help it. They raise their hands, and you hear the fist word out of their mouth, and you know exactly what they are going to say... It is true that time spent is service is not wasted, but not much time in the Mormon church could be considered true service from a secular perspective... Building up the kingdom of god, presupposes it truly is the kingdom of God... Sure visiting the lonely is good, but most meetings are all spent trying to get people baptized, going to their meetings, and things that have not eternal consequence unless the Chruch is 100% true, or mostly true.  Reasons to agree Waste is loaded word. Sure, if the church is wrong...

A lot of effort goes into eating and getting your kids to eat

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Background: One of the many terrible terrible parts about children is feeding them. Every day! Often more than once! Images that agree : 2005, James (Birthday). Wall paper in process of being removed Toll Station. McCall Idaho. 2012. 2004 @ our first home Jan 2008. I guess he likes it Ali. Jan 2009  Videos that agree : Philip Speaks

The Art Institute of Chicago is Better than the Denver Museum of Art

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Best reasons to agree : +1 The Art Institute of Chicago is bigger, and bigger museums are better. the second largest art museum in the United States, after the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Art Institute of Chicago has over 260,000 works of art. You run out of things to see when going to the Denver art museum, because it doesn't change very often. Best reasons to disagree : -1 Its less expensive to stay and park in Denver, in 2012 parking was $28 in Chicago and $4 in Denver.  Images that agree : Coffin and Mummy of Paankhenamun, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 22 (c. 945–715 B.C.) Cartonnage, gold leaf, pigment; human remains Ancient Egyptian beliefs in the afterlife gave rise to the complex art and science of mummification. This vividly painted Mummy Case was the innermost of a series of shells that housed the body of a deceased person. The hieroglyphic inscriptions and painted scenes identify this mummy as Paankhenamun, a doorkeeper in th...