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  • This house would implement the 'Blue Shell Award"

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    A new international accolade is proposed by the governments of the world called the 'Blue Shell Award'. Every year on the 31st of December, the wealthiest person alive is declared the 'Winner of Capitalism'. They get a badge that says 'good job', and then all of their wealth is donated to various charitable causes.

    Southampton Open · Gold Final · 2013-03-09

  • This house would require individuals to donate 75% of their annual income above £1 million to charity

    Leeds Open · 5 · 2013-03-09

  • This house would allow pro-immigration charities to sue politicians and media outlets that defame ’immigrants’

    John Smith Memorial Mace · 3 · 2013-01-28

  • This house believes that when faced with the choice between spending discretionary income on non-essentials or giving to charity, individuals should always choose to give to charity

    Birmingham IV · Novice Final · 2012-12-14

  • This house believes that a society in which charity and donations are prevalent is preferable to a society with a state run welfare system

    Tilbury House IV · Open Final · 2012-12-07

  • This house believes enterprises and charities are more effective for development than official development assistance (ODAs)

    Lund Debate Challenge · 2 · 2012-11-23

  • This house regrets the portrayal of the developing world in the fundraising campaigns of charitable organisations

    UK Debate Challenge · 3 · 2012-11-09

  • This house believes that NGOs/charities should not accept donations from organizations that contradict their aims

    Vienna IV · 1 · 2012-03-09

  • This house believes that young, educated people in Western countries should focus their charitable efforts (e.g., volunteering, donations, etc.) towards benefiting the disadvantaged in their own country, as opposed to in the developing world.

    York IV · 1 · 2012-01-27

  • This house, as the Catholic Church, would sell all wealth (including, but not limited to, art, property, and religious artefacts) to the highest bidder and donate the profit to the alleviation of poverty

    Cork IV · 4 · 2011-12-02