(Watson Glaser assessment 1 )

32- Should our countrys government, and the state and local government, be limited to spending no more than their income from various sources during any given year?

- No; such rigid restriction against even prudent borrowing would seriously limit our growth as nation and create an economic depression.

Strong Argument.

Weak Argument.

33- Should high standards of purity for the nations air and water be maintained, even the result is higher prices to the consumer for electricity and manufactured goods?

- No; a slight lowering of air and water purity standards will have few ill effects, but further inflation of prices for electricity and manufactured products will prove disastrous.

Strong Argument.

Weak Argument.

34- Should high standards of purity for the nations air and water be maintained, even the result is higher prices to the consumer for electricity and manufactured goods?

- Yes; those who demand lower purity standards are concerned mainly with their own short-term profits.

Strong Argument.

Weak Argument.

35- Should the government continue to pay farmers the cost of soil conservation practices on their own land?

- No; farmers have historically been a powerful pressure group on congress, but today most of the population lives in cities.

Strong Argument.

Weak Argument.

36- Should the government continue to pay farmers the cost of soil conservation practices on their own land?

- No; soil conservation practices are easy and inexpensive; they are likely to more than repay farmers for their investment by increasing the yield, and thus the income, from their land.

Strong Argument.

Weak Argument.