the united states federal government should...?

Question

the united states government should establish a policy substantially increasing the # of persons serving in the peace corp.

its for my debate clase y'all

its for my debate class y'all

Answer 1

NO, we should disband them, bring them home, spend that money on Americas poor!

Answer 2

I'm going to armchair quarterback this one a bit, nation by nation: South Korea - no. Technically, the Korean war never actually ended - we just have a very long open ended cease fire. Meanwhile the north is something of a militant police state/personality cult surrounding a leader who is unpredictable and probably mentally unstable. The troops we have there are basically a ' tripwire' - prepared to delay an invasion until more forces can be brought into place. Japan - perhaps slightly. Japan is in a strategic position relative to the Koreas, Taiwan and China. Because of diplomatic sensitivities we cannot put troops in Taiwan, though there is an ongoing risk of it being invaded by China (though it would be a logistical nightmare for them, there is a matter of nationalistic pride for them. For more information on that, look up the "one China policy". Since our troops are not a destabilizing influence there (although there are sometimes controversies, for the most part our troops are welcome there), it makes a good regional base for dealing with a number of regional hot spots). Still, of the five you list, Japan is probably the second least likely to decrease security substantially from a minor personnel decrease. Afghanistan - no. Afghanistan is a war zone. As the war is not currently winding down (as it hopefully may be in Iraq), decreasing personnel would probably not be a good tactical position. Kuwait - probably. Turkey makes for a better regional base (being a NATO member) and the odds of Iraq trying to re-invade is quite low at this point. In addition, although we are welcomed by the government there, our presence is quite destabilizing with the people there and in neighboring countries such as Saudi Arabia (which is tentatively an ally, but also promotes the Wahhabist sect of Islam, which tends to be hostile to both other Muslims and non-Muslims). Turkey - No. Turkey is a member of NATO and an ally. It is also a good example of a modern industrialized secular state with a majority Muslim population. Given it's strong infrastructure and proximity to various potential hotspots it plays a similar key role as Japan does for eastern Asia - though there are also two major active wars in the region and a number of other potential spots for danger.

Answer 3

They could easily do that with less than half of the money they use for military recruitment.

According to recent articles, there has been an increase due to the difficulty recent college graduates have had in finding jobs.

If America is supposed to lead the world, shouldn't americans know something about it?

Yes they should substantially increase the numbers of PCVs. There is invaluable knowledge gained from seeing how another country, culture operates.

There is invaluable insight gained from being out of the United States long enough to be able to see it more from a foreigner's point of view; and this insight can be used for the better.

There is a great need to repair the damage done by Bush's policies on the image of America, what better than for Americans to go out in the name of goodwill to other countries where the idea of America and americans has been swayed to something sinister and arrogant.

And when those americans get there in those countries they serve in, what better than for them to write a letter back to family or friends saying, "Hey, there aren't any terrorists trying to kill me here!"

Answer 4

So, you're a policy debater, have you attended any tourneys so far? Anywayz, I do PUF, LD, and CX and I find that there are 2 key policies you can bring up in your plan.

1.) You could increase the funding for peace corps through "normal means" and bring up evidence concerning how Peace Corps cannot get more people due to funding issues.

2.)You could create a plan that would reduce military waste and increase military efficiency. This would provide more money to peace corps as the moey needed for the army would go down.

Make sure you bring up the good things that Peace Corps does.

Answer 5

I am not sure if this is what you had in mind... but:

The United States federal government should:
Seal the borders and deport illegal immigrants

The United States federal government should:
Pass a law prohibiting multiple government retirements (currently if a person is senator, and then vice president, and then president they receive 3 government retirements)

The United States federal government should:
Cut off foreign aid to countries that hate us

The United States federal government should:
Kick the U.N. out of the country

The United States federal government should:
Not give tax breaks to companies that outsource jobs elsewhere.

The United States federal government should:
Should not charge property tax for the lowest value property that a person owns (Including the only property that a person may own)

The United States federal government should:
Should not allows Christens to be publicly discriminated against while protecting the views of Jews, Muslims, or any other faith.

The United States federal government should:
Manage it's budget and control the gross misuse of funds.

Answer 6

Get out of our lives! There is no reason the average person should ever have any thing to do with the Federal Government. Corrupt politicians (both parties) 3000 miles away, that sit around taking bribes from unions and big business should not have any control over our lives.

It is a mockery of the Constitution and the founding fathers that the federal government is involved with our daily lives.


...typical liberal to propose the government FORCE people to participate in a program (peace corp.). Why do liberals hate freedom? Why is their solution to everything to FORCE people to participate in their stupid socialist programs, that never work?

Answer 7

I'm sorry to say I don't know anything about the successes and failures of that organization.

If you can show that it has done a good job of fostering international community and goodwill, then make it bigger. If it is a haven of waste and inefficiency, disband it altogether. Religious organizations do their own work without needing to get the federal government too involved.

The main thing to focus on is RESULTS. Just because the idea is good in theory (promoting international understanding by sending volunteers overseas) doesn't mean it is good in practice.

Answer 8

I think Clinton proposed a free ride to college in exchange for a few years in the Peace Corp. I don't know if anything happened with that idea, but it was a good one.

Answer 9

It depends on the complexity & size of the services provided.

Answer 10

Do away with THIS secret and evil group that's been in control of everything for far too long!...
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