Thursday, 6 November 2008

Discussion points

Capital punishment is a deterrent to would-be murderers.

Although in some religions capital punishment is allowed it should only be carried out in exceptional circumstances. People are also advised to forgive and not to practice an eye for an eye.

The statistics show that capital punishment does not decrease the rate of murder. Actually, in some cases, it can raise the number of victims as the consequence of killing one person or more would be same for murderers.

In addition, some people might think capital punishment can give some sort of relief to a victim’s family but I think they do not consider that the murderer has a family too. Therefore, we might relieve the pain slightly from one family but at the same time, we are providing pain to another family.

In my opinion, capital punishment should be banned and instead, anothertype of punishment should be usede.g. life sentences.

People should not be able to obtain a better education or better medical care for their families by paying for them.

It is generally believed that medical care should be free for everyone (Certainly cosmetic surgery and other option should be excluded.) A healthy society is best for everyone, don't you agree? Is it really for every one? We should all try to help each other.

At first glance, it might seem to be free but it is not free because we are all paying taxes to the government. The paid money is allocated to different parts of the medical care system by the government. Therefore, it is not free at all; it is free at the point of delivery. Everyone chooses a family doctor. Of course, people have the possibility of paying to see experts in private clinics, in order to avoid waiting lists or to exercise personal choice, but this is optional.

However, I believe that every one should be able to have easy access to both medical care and education but some people might argue that it is not fair as every one should get the same treatment while we are paying different amounts of tax and some people try to use the system in the wrong way. You should get what you pay for.

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