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Issue #1: Social Security
Group A: Cut (Reform)
1) “Social Security Is Going Broke” Opposing Viewpoints (Starter Article)
2) “Entitlement Spending Must Be Cut Because the US Population Is Aging” Opposing Viewpoints
3) “Social Security Spending is a Major Contributor to the Deficit and Must Be Cut” Opposing Viewpoints
Group B: Maintain/Increase
1) “Social Security Is Not Going Broke” Opposing Viewpoints (Starter Article)
2) “Social Security Does Not Have Serious Financial Problems” Opposing Viewpoints
3) “Social Security Does Not Add to the Deficit and Cuts Could Destroy the Program” Opposing Viewpoints
Issue #2: National Defense
Group C: Cut
1) “Defense Spending Should Be Cut” Opposing Viewpoints (Starter Article)
2) “The US Defense Budget is Bloated and Can Easily Be Cut” Opposing Viewpoints
3) “Cutting Defense Spending Will Reduce the Deficit and Increase National Security” Opposing Viewpoints
Group D: Maintain/Increase
1) “The Dangerous Debate Over Cutting Military Spending” Opposing Viewpoints (Starter Article)
2) “Defense Spending Should Not Be Cut” Opposing Viewpoints
3) “Federal Defense Spending Should Be Increased” Opposing Viewpoints
Issue #3: SNAP (Food Stamps)
Group E: Cut
1) “Food Stamps Have Contributed to an Overly Dependent Underclass” Opposing Viewpoints (Starter Article)
2) “Food Stamp Programs Cause Obesity” Opposing Viewpoints
3) “The Food Stamp Fight” ABC-CLIO (click on “Background” and “Examine” for more)
Group F: Maintain/Increase
1) “Access to Food Stamps Is Essential for Needy Families” Opposing Viewpoints (Starter Article)
2) “Food Stamp Programs Do Not Cause Obesity” Opposing Viewpoints
3) “The Food Stamp Fight” ABC-CLIO (click on “Background” and “Examine” for more)
Issue #4: Education
Group G: Cut
1) “Spending on Education Should Be Reduced” Opposing Viewpoints (Starter Article)
2) “Public Education is Failing” Opposing Viewpoints
3) “The Federal Government Protects Student Funding From Economic Downturns” Opposing Viewpoints
4) “Increased Spending Has Not Improved Education” Opposing Viewpoints
Group H: Maintain/Increase
1) “School Funding is Vulnerable to Economic Downturns” Opposing Viewpoints (Starter Article)
2) “Increased School Funding Improves Student Performance and Quality of Education” Opposing Viewpoints
3) “Public Education is Not Failing” Opposing Viewpoints
4) “Pell Grants Are Needed to Make America Competitive” Opposing Viewpoints
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