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  • This house would allow US cities to petition courts to write down their pension obligations

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    In 2012, San Bernadino, a city in California, filed for bankruptcy. Of the $280 million debts it owed, $192 million were pension obligations. In cases where cities cannot pay their debts, they must file for bankruptcy. Creditors are subject to a restructuring process overseen by the courts, in which creditors are entitled to a share of tax revenues, and ownership of some city property, and have to take a discount on their debts. Even in bankruptcy, pensions must be paid in full.

    Yale IV 2022 · Semifinals · 2022-10-29

  • This house would decriminalise and encourage graffiti art in public places

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    Graffiti art means art that has been painted on buildings, sidewalks and other infrastructure without prior permission from the owner.

    Asia Schools Open BP 2022 · 3 · 2022-07-02

  • C: That we support removing all regulations on construction, other than those required for health and safety (e.g. density laws, aesthetic restrictions, parking requirements, minimum lot size requirements)

    Monash Easters 2022 · Round 2 · 2022-05-17

  • This house believes that all new public transportation contracts should only be awarded to fully electric bids

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    Public transit is a system of vehicles used to transport a mass of people from one place to another such as trains and buses. An electric bid means that a public transportation vehicle uses electricity as its primary source of energy generation in order to function.

    Korea Junior Nationals 2022 · 4 · 2022-04-21

  • This house believes that the American government should increase the gas tax and direct the revenue towards modernizing and expanding public transport.

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    In the US, the vast majority of revenue earned from the gas tax is earmarked for public transit and infrastructure projects, such as highway and bridge construction.

    Cornell Novice Nationals 2022 · Quarterfinals · 2022-02-12

  • This house would take measures to reduce rural to urban migration (Measures may include, but are not limited to, tax reductions in rural areas, direct financial transfers, increased government spending/investment in rural areas, etc.)

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    CUSID HST 2022 · 5 · 2022-01-01

  • This house prefers a world with community vetos

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    A community veto is a referendum voted on by members of a geographical community or neighbourhood that, if a majority so votes, would block any proposed infrastructure or building project in/passing through that community.

    CUSID HST 2022 · Junior Grand Finals · 2022-01-01

  • This house will ban the use of personal vehicles in densely populated areas / areas with developed public transport.

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    Открытый турнир Ростовской Лиги Дебатов · 3 · 2021-12-16

  • This house believes that developing countries should encourage the concentration of economic and political power within a single city

    Malaysia International WSDC 2021 · 4 · 2021-12-10

  • This Parliament (Bangladesh) will approve the implementation of Private City.

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    The idea of a private city is a city where people buy houses from privately owned companies for the purpose of living a better life. These cities are controlled by the CEO instead of a mayor. The company formulates all the rules and regulations. The determining company itself.

    JUDO Nationals (University) · 4 · 2021-12-02

  • This house believes that states should discourage the concentration of their country's economic and political power within a single city

    Oxford Intervarsity 2021 · 1 · 2021-11-27