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  • That we should replace progressive income tax systems with a progressive Zakat system.

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    Zakat is an Islamic system of income redistribution where each year individuals have to pay a portion of their assets (including cash property and marketable securities) to the poor. It can also be collectively pooled and used for social welfare projects by the government.

    Australs 2018 · 3 · 2018-06-27

  • That the United States should re-enter Afghanistan to help the government regain control over lost territories.

    the 2018 Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championship · Open Semis · 2018-06-27

  • This house regrets the existence of the Vision Fund.

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    The vision fund is teh result of an alliance forged in 2016 between Mr Masayoshi Son (founder of Softbank a Japanese telecoms and internet firm) and saudi Arabia’s crown prince Muhammad bin Salman. The Saudi crown prince handed Mr Son US$45bn as part of his attempt to diversify the kingdom’s economy. The innitial capital attracted more investors-from Abu Dhabi Apple and others. Together with Softbank’s own US$ 28bn the Vision Fund exceeded US$100bn. That amount was four times the size of the biggest private-equity fund ever raised and exceeded the total amount of all venture capital(VC) funds raised globally in 2016. The Vision Fund was informally called “the most powerful investor in our world”. The investment fund has bought into many of the world’s prominent tech companies. These include but are not limited to Uber Grab Ola Flipkart and Autol.

    9th United Asian Debating Championship 2018 · 6 · 2018-05-28

  • This house supports Donald Trump's withdrawal from the Iran Nuclear Deal

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    The Iran Nuclear Deal formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was signed in 2015 between Iran and the US UK France China Russia and Germany. Under the accord Iran agreed to limit its sensitive nuclear activities for 15 years and allow in international inspectors in return for the lifting of crippling economic sanctions. On May 8th 2018 the Trump Administration announced to withdraw from the Iran Deal claiming that “the Iran deal is defective at its core. If we do nothing we know exactly what will happen.“

    Taiwan Debate Open 2018 · Open Semis · 2018-05-24

  • This house believes that the Israeli government should grant citizenship to permanent Palestinian residents in Israeli-controlled areas.

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    Israel has about 8.6 million citizens, 2.1 million of whom are not Jewish. East Jerusalem and Area C of the West Bank are Israeli controlled territories; they have a Palestinian population of about 600,000, almost all of whom are not citizens.

    MDX Open · Open Semis · 2018-04-30

  • This house believes that ‘Sunni’ Muslims States that disagree with Saudi Arabia’s attacks in Yemen should assist/fund the Houthi Rebels.

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    Amidst a nuclear threat by North Korea USA President Donald Trump has threatened North Korea with “fire and fury like the world has never seen” for any new provocations. “Fire and Fury” has been defined as USA’s foreign policy attitude and strategy to be confrontational and hostile/aggressive towards North Korea

    Malaysia Debate Open 2018 · Open Semis · 2018-03-07