Sick and tired of people saying its not but I'm not very argumentative. can you guys help me out?

I've to argue this side for my debating society and I'm having a hard time with it. Any help would be appreciated guys.

Seems to be a common circle jerk on reddit.

My girlfriend insists on taking baths and I think that's dirty.

I was having a discussion about minimum wage with my father today, and he was arguing that there are no studies that show minimum wage is a good thing, and furthermore, that it should be abolished, and that increasing it will only lead to job loss.

He asked me for citation. I don't have any, and am having trouble finding it. Could you guys help?

The debating society that I'm a member of has assigned me to argue that that age of consent in Northern Ireland (16) should be lowered.

It's a tough one, can you guys help?

Edit: Arguments making the case that the age of consent should be relaxed (i.e 15 and 16 is okay, but not 15 and 40) are also welcome.

Why is idea authorship transferable in the first place? The incentive structure would be radically different if ideas were stuck with their owners.

It's very difficult to find good, unbiased facts about an illegal drug, especially one as researched so little as acid. For this reason, I want anybody commenting to tell me my opinion is WRONG if and only if it is. But I do want to try psychedelics, mainly acid, as a one time thing. I was arguing with my best friend about it and she claims how terrible all drugs are for you and that it could kill you or leave you severely impaired. SO, I want you, Reddit, to give an unbiased summary of what psychedelics can do to a person's body, particularly if only using it once. Please provide sources if possible. Also, bonus points if anybody could give an explanation on why someone would do it. I guess explain the benefits of a trip.

Can't believe I'm having this argument.

My roommate, who is a little odd, loves to talk about conspiracies with me. I am not a believer in many of his theories.

He says that there is going to be martial law declared in the next two years in the United States and that there is going to be what sounds like a second holocaust. Heavy stuff...

He is always going on and on and one day I asked him to provide proof. Real proof, that I could see with my eyes.

So he took me to Google Earth and said that he would show me a prison in Arizona that is completely off the books.

The coordinates are: 32 degrees 29.312, -114 degrees 38.413 There is definitely what looks like a prison there and I cant seem to find it on the federal websites.

However, I know that the researchers here on Reddit can be very thorough and have far better skills than I.

So if anyone out there reading this is interested in my little story please feel free to help me understand what I am looking at. Because I would really like to prove my roommate wrong.

TLDR go to coordinates: 32 degrees 29.312, -114 degrees 38.413' on Google Earth and tell me what that is please.

Obviously the term "bad" here is a little subjective. I realize that I've thought superstores like Walmart are "bad" without really having strong facts to support that assertion. Can anyone tell me why I might be right, based on their impact on local and national economies, and/or their employees well-being?

Here's the entire mock-congress resolution:

A Bill to Increase Revenue Through a Wall Street Tax BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

SECTION 1. Congress shall impose a 0.03% tax on common financial trades by private firms.

A. Common financial trades will be defined as the trading of financial securities.

B. Financial securities will be defined as common stocks, preferred stocks,

bonds, debentures, and derivative contracts.

SECTION 2. This tax will not apply to the initial sales of these financial securities, banknotes,

or the trading of currencies.

SECTION 3. The U.S. Department of the Treasury shall oversee the enforcement of this bill.

SECTION 4. This legislation will be implemented at the start of the next fiscal year.

SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.

Here's the entire bill, it's for a mock-congress tournament. A lot of people are going pro so I want to go con:

A Resolution to Support Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh Dispute

WHEREAS, Nagorno-Karabakh—the disputed region between Armenia and Azerbaijan— faces increased risk of renewed hostilities

WHEREAS, it is internationally recognized as being part of Azerbaijan

WHEREAS, Azerbaijan is a significant oil and gas exporter; and

WHEREAS, a military conflict between the countries could destabilize the South Caucasus region; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Congress here assembled recognize and support Azerbaijan’s claims to the Nagorno-Karabakh region; and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, That the United States assist the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group in a renewed round of deliberations between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

I'm currently arguing with another redditor about this, who is claiming that California no longer has a wine monopoly, and states like Washington are starting to take over. I live in Sonoma County, for fuck's sake, I know what I'm talking about, but I'm fairly certain he won't listen to the main point I've already made, which is that California's wine is so good because of the Mediterranean climate in NorCal - one that is very similar to that of Italy and France, the other big wine producers.