Taxes?

[merolpn]

Do expect him to now answer all of your questions? Just curious.


This is actually one of the reasons I try to stay out these types of debates in these types of settings. Reason 1... you never get very far. Reason 2... half the questions or issues you bring up are ignored by the person/party. In the end, a decent amount of time was consumed, and minds are ever so rarely changed, if ever.

I don't do it to change minds. The only mind that may change is mine. When someone challenges me to respond to their belief it forces me to evaluate my own. I have changed some of my views on issues because someone challenged me and I decided to research why I felt the way I did. You learn more about yourself. Plus in a setting like this, you have time to research. So, if it comes up in a live conversation with someone else, I will A) already know their point of view, research they will cite and buzzwords they will use. AND B) I will have my rebuttals already formed in a logical sequence that will be harder for them to rebut.

Maybe someday I will run for office and this may be useful?