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  • This House would introduce a governmental basic income for all artists, rather than offering governmental fellowships and grants to certain artists upon application.

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    Basic income for artists is a policy in which governments provide all artists with a regular, unconditional sum of money to ensure a basic standard of living, regardless of income or employment status. Fellowships and grants are programs in which governments or organizations provide artists with financial support, often for a specific project or period of time, based on merit or need. These funds are typically awarded through a competitive application process.

    Serbia World Schools Debating Championship 2024 · Round 6 · 2024-07-22

  • This house believes that the US' proposed Heartland Visa plan would do more harm than good

    Infoslide

    The proposed 'Heartland Visa' plan in the US involves allowing skilled immigrants to enter and work in specific regions of the US experiencing economic and demographic decline or stagnation (e.g., the Rust Belt). Under the proposal, the immigrant would be able to obtain permanent residency if they spend at least six years working in the specific region. Eligible regions or counties may opt in or out of the program, while the immigrant may choose the destination they intend to work in. Heartland visa holders would have broad authorization to work, leaving them free to start businesses or move between industries, occupations, and employers as they see fit.

    Vivaatam Pre-ABP 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-07-20

  • This house believes that the Asian Basketball Exodus of prominent Filipino basketball players (i.e. Kai Sotto, Kiefer Ravena, etc.) has done more harm than good to Philippine Basketball

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    "The ""Asian basketball exodus"" refers to the increasing trend of talented players from the Philippines moving to play in professional leagues overseas particularly in other Asian countries such as Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan."

    Bicol Intervarsity 2024 · Octofinals · 2024-07-06

  • This house regrets the ASEAN Scholarship

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    The ASEAN Scholarship is a scholarship program offered by the Ministry of Education of Singapore. It allows students from surrounding ASEAN countries to come to Singapore, complete their education up until the graduate level fully funded, upon which they will be bonded to work in Singapore for 4 years.

    Bicol Intervarsity 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-07-06

  • This house, as Donald Trump, R distancing himself from Project 2025

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    The Heritage Foundation is a conservative thinktank that worked closely with the Trump 2016 administration. It established Project 2025 in 2023, after civil servants refused to support Trump during his attempt to institute a Muslim travel ban. The project proposes reclassifying tens of thousands of federal civil service workers (whose positions are retained through different administrations as political appointees (whose positions are appointed by the current President). The Project also aims to reduce environmentalism, reproductive rights, labor protections and immigration amongst other things. Trump has disavowed Project 2025

    Bicol Intervarsity 2024 · Round 5 · 2024-07-06

  • That, in states with a low fertility rate, we prefer policies with a familising effect rather than a de-familising effect.

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    Welfare policies related to childcare have a 'familising effect' when they make it easier for parents to look after their child by decreasing material and logistical constraints on childcare. Examples include tax benefits for families with children, parent allowances and paid parental leave. On the contrary, policies have a 'de-familising effect' when they fully or partially replace the parent's role in childrearing by offering alternative sources of care services. Examples include publicly funded or subsidised daycare facilities and helping families hire a paid caretaker.

    Jakarta Australasian Intervarsity Debate Championships 2024 · Round 8 · 2024-07-01

  • This house believes that companies should implement the dot system

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    The ‘dot system’ is a feedback mechanism where employees can leave 1-10 scores on a employee's attribute (e.g., someone could be given a 7 for being knowledgeable or a 4 for being empathetic or a 9 on a company-specific attribute) as well as comments. Any employee can score any other employee that they have had an interaction with. All scores and feedback is publicly available within the company. Employees are encouraged to leave feedback, including on supervisors and higher-ups.

    St Andrews Pre-EUDC 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-07-01

  • That we regret the rise of open-audition programs in the K-Pop industry.

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    For the purposes of the debate, 'open-audition program' refers to TV shows where individuals who aspire to be K-pop idols publicly compete to be selected as the final members of a new idol group (e.g. ILLIT, TWICE, IZ*ONE). The selection criteria mainly depend on viewers' votes.

    Jakarta Australasian Intervarsity Debate Championships 2024 · Round 5 · 2024-07-01

  • That sports clubs should adopt a blanket 'no fault stand-down' policy.

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    Under a 'no fault stand-down' policy, any player charged with a serious criminal offence would be automatically suspended with full pay, pending the trial's outcome. The policy makes no judgement about the player's guilt, but operates as a precautionary blanket policy. It contrasts to a discretionary system, where each time a player is charged with a crime, the club makes a decision on whether to stand them down based on the circumstances.

    Jakarta Australasian Intervarsity Debate Championships 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-07-01