Sign In

Debates
- Features
- Topics
  Upcoming debates
- Close ✕
  - Ban the Box:…
    
    1 in 3 adults in the United States have a criminal record, which offers significant challenges to these individuals, including reentering the job market after incarceration. Over the years, there’s been a push for “Ban the Box” policies that call for removing questions asking about criminal history on job applications to give former offenders a fair chance by delaying background checks until later in the hiring process. Those who are against early screening argue that former offenders shouldn’t continue to be punished by the system, especially when it disproportionally affects minorities. It also prevents applicants from contributing and reintegrating into society and reducing dependency on social services. Those who disagree and say that screening a job applicant’s criminal history is important, argue that employers have a responsibility to ensure the safety of their business, employees, and customers and make informed hiring decisions. Without early screening, some recent studies show that employers might unconsciously resort to biased assumptions or stereotypes when evaluating candidates. With this context, we debate Ban the Box: Should We Banish the Criminal History Check Box from Job Applications?
    
    Friday, April 19, 2024
Insights
About
- - Become a Member
  - Newsletter
- Close ✕
  
  SUPPORT OPEN-MINDED DEBATE
  
  Help us bring debate to communities and classrooms across the nation.
  Donate
Header Bottom
- Become a member Newsletter Donate

Become a member Donate

Phil Gramm

Vice Chairman at the UBS Investment Bank

Phil Gramm, a former Republican senator from Texas, joined UBS Investment Bank as vice chairman in December 2002 after serving twenty-four years in Congress, eighteen as a senator.

Debates Featuring Phil Gramm

Big Government Is Stifling The American Spirit

With Phil Gramm, Arthur Laffer, Nouriel Roubini, Laura Tyson

October 9, 2007

Just about everyone has a reason to question how the size of our government affects America’s financial and political future. Is government intervention in everything from economic policy to health care rewarding the “takers,” and not the “makers,” stifling innovators, entrepreneurs and business owners? Or has government done too little to support the growing poor and rapidly shrinking middle class?

Big Government Is Stifling The American Spirit

Just about everyone has a reason to question how the size of our government affects America’s financial and political future. Is government intervention in everything from economic policy to health care rewarding the “takers,” and…

With Phil Gramm, Arthur Laffer, Nouriel Roubini, Laura Tyson

October 9, 2007

Sign Up / Log In

@ 2006-2024, Open to Debate Foundation, All rights reserved