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  • This house would abolish eminent domain

    Infoslide

    Eminent domain refers to the power of the government to take private property and convert it into public use. In different contexts, it may be required that the government only exercise this power if they provide just compensation to the property owners.

    People's Speak Invitational · 5 · 2021-03-19

  • This house would allow companies to buy the rights to govern economically failing cities

    SCARS KL 2021 · Open Semis · 2021-03-06

  • THC the rise of NFTs being applied to media/art

    Infoslide

    A non-fungible token (NFT) is a special type of cryptographic token which represents something unique. Non-fungible tokens are used to create verifiable digital scarcity, as well as digital ownership, and the possibility of asset interpolarity across multiple platforms. NFTs has been primarily applied to media/art pieces because of its ability to provide proof of authenticity and ownership of digital art that has otherwise had to contend with the potential for mass reproduction and unauthorised distribution of art through the internet. (e.g. The original Nyan Cat picture selling for 600k USD, a clio of Lebron James dunking sold for 400k USD)

    Dialectics · Open Semis · 2021-03-06

  • This house believes that states should strongly encourage the creation of business cities

    Infoslide

    A company city is a city that has the same characteristics as other cities with the only exception that most of the territories (houses, shops, markets, etc.) are owned by a company. this company is the employer of most of the citizens of the city and generally gives benefits to its employees (cheaper housing cost or free food stamps etc).

    Torneo Abierto de Debate Occasio 2021 · Open Final · 2021-03-03

  • This house would impose an immediate and significant one-time wealth tax for big corporations during the pandemic

    Infoslide

    Wealth tax is a tax based on the market value of owned assets (i.e. assets minus liabilities. These assets include (but are not limited to) cash, bank deposits, shares, fixed assets, personal cars, assessed value of real property, pension plans, money funds, owner-occupied housing, and trusts) compared to the normal practice of taxing income.

    Bicol Intervarsity · 2 · 2021-02-26

  • This house supports the rise of private cities

    Infoslide

    A 'private city' is a city that is owned, developed, and operated exclusively by private individuals and/or organizations (usually companies). Within the city, the operators provide all public services and have some power to establish their own sets of rules that differ from the laws of the country it is in.

    UCDS CP Pro Am · Open Semis · 2021-02-20

  • This house regrets Black Saturday

    Infoslide

    Black Saturday, was an event where Vince Mcmahon took the WWF which was a regional wrestling company to a National platform, in the process breaking the code that all the regional promoters had agreed to. In the aftermath of Black Saturday, Vince created a monopoly on professional wrestling, poached all the top regional talent and projected it to a national (and eventually global) audience.

    Ziauddin University Debating Championship · 3 · 2021-02-13

  • This house believes that environmental activist organisations should start a campaign of sabotage and destruction against major polluting companies

    Utrecht Open · 3 · 2021-01-16

  • This house supports the elimination of limited liability in critical sectors of the economy as a precondition for private sector participation

    Infoslide

    Definition: Limited liability companies are firms where shareholders are legally responsible for the debts of a company ONLY to the extent of the nominal value of their shares. I.E. if the firm racks up debt and collapses, only the fortunes of shareholders invested in the firm would be collected.

    Xtension IV · 4 · 2021-01-01

  • This house believes that developing countries should privatise their State-Owned Enterprises (such as airlines railway utility companies) rather than keeping them nationalised.

    Infoslide

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    Sheffield IV 2020 · 1 · 2020-12-05

  • This house supports the rise of private cities in developing countries

    Infoslide

    A private city is controlled and developed by private entities (usually companies). These individuals/companies get to dictate the set of rules in the locality, meaning the laws* of the broader country may not necessarily apply. The private entities will also be the ones providing all public services. *Laws: including labor, regulations, tax codes, financial laws, business, property, education and healthcare.

    Mindanao IV · 4 · 2020-11-28

  • This house would choose to live in the Anarchistic World

    Infoslide

    Before birThis house, humans have the choice to live in the Current World or in the Anarchistic World. The Current World employs the birth lottery and includes history as we know it today, while the Anarchistic World ensures at least a basic standard of living until the adult age of 18 years old in a world defined by these characteristics: 1. All individuals can act based on their free will and autonomy without restraints. 2. There are no concepts of states, governments, gender and gender roles. 3. There is a free market that recognizes the right to property as an exercise of free will.

    Mindanao IV · Novice Semis · 2020-11-28

  • This house regrets the reliance on Venture Capitalists in the tech/start-up landscape

    Infoslide

    A venture capitalist (VC) is a private equity investor that provides capital to companies exhibiting high growth potential in exchange for an equity stake. this could be funding startup ventures or supporting small companies that wish to expand but do not have access to equities markets.

    Visayas Debate Open · 3 · 2020-11-28

  • This house would impose limits on corporate borrowing

    Infoslide

    Firms may raise capital to invest, pay off old bonds, or pay for other opersations through borrowing, among other means. They may borrow from banks or through issuing bonds. Bonds are debt contracts between borrowers and lenders stipulating the amount to be borrowed, the interest payment, and the time until repayment

    IIUM Debate Open · Open Quarters · 2020-11-26