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This house believes that the widespread adoption of the american dream in the USA has done more harm than good
Infoslide

The American Dream is the national ethos of the USA. It states that every person has the freedom and opportunity to succeed and attain a better life

UCL Pro-Am 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-02-02
This house believes that states should financially compensate citizens affected by public infrastructure decisions (i.e. changing bus routes, building new houses, shutting down schools)
- Social Policy
- Cities
- Economics
- Law
UCL Pro-Am 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-02-02
In times of resources scarcity, this house prefers the ‘benefit-maxamising’ model to the ‘society-maxamising’ model
Infoslide

"When critical hospital resources such as ventilators, vaccines, medical equipment, and staff time become scarce, medics must make difficult decisions about who to prioritize. Two common approaches to this decision-making are: The 'benefit-maximizing' model: Resources are allocated to patients based on their likelihood of survival. For example, ventilators are given to patients who are deemed more likely to recover with ventilation. The 'society-maximizing' model: Priority is given to patients whose survival is considered essential for societal functioning. For example, key workers such as health-care professionals, emergency responders, and other essential service providers may be prioritized for treatment."

UCL Pro-Am 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-02-02
This House Supports the anti-tourism trend
Infoslide

The anti-tourism trend is a response to the percieved negative effects of tourism on the local community and the environment. This has involved lobbying politicians to pass policy that discourages tourism, and negative sentiment towards tourists (ie graffiti encouraging them to ‘go home’)

UCL Pro-Am 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-02-02
This house would privatize the Canada Pension Plan.
Infoslide

For the purposes of this debate, privatization of the Canadian Pension Plan (CPP) would entail measures such as: * Turning the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) from a crown corporation to a private corporation owned by those who contribute to the fund * Creating a system where individuals are allowed to opt out and eliminating all contribution requirements Currently, employees must pay a 5.95% annual contribution rate on their income, which is matched by their employer (so 11.9% total). Note that measures such as Old Age Support (OAS) and Guaranteed Income Support (GIS), which provide additional support to low-income seniors, are not under the purview of CPPIB.

Ottawa IV 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-02-01
This house prefers a world with the Eye of Rah.
Infoslide

The Eye of Rah is a widely accessible device that can quickly calculate an action's effect on the overall quantity of wellbeing in the universe thus far. The Eye considers only the time period between its activation and the action in question.

Ottawa IV 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-02-01
This house would allow employees to relinquish benefits (e.g. leaves, year-end bonuses, HMO) in exchange for a higher monthly salary
- Labor
- Law
- Economics
- Social Policy
- Healthcare
2nd Qatar Schools Debate League Boys 24-25 · Round 3 · 2025-02-01
This house supports a norm of 'opening up'* long-term and serious relationships *having more than one romantic or sexual partner at the same time, hookups, going on dates with other people, etc. through mutual consent.
Copenhagen Open 2025 · ESL Finals · 2025-02-01
This house supports the use of conditional cash transfer programs to families in order to encourage pro-social behavior (e.g., sending one’s children to school, compliance with state vaccination campaigns, etc.)
13th Justice V.M. Tarkunde National Parliamentary Debate 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-01-31
This house would not punish individuals for victimless conduct (e.g., prostitution, drunk driving without causing accidents).
Campeonato Roberto Farina Solidário · Rodada 2 · 2025-01-31
This house would disallow political parties to promise freebies during election campaigns
- Economics
- Social Policy
- Democracy
- Law
13th Justice V.M. Tarkunde National Parliamentary Debate 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-01-31
This house opposes the demonisation around abandoning your parents when they turn old
13th Justice V.M. Tarkunde National Parliamentary Debate 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-01-31
This house believes that family members should have no right over the post mortem bodily autonomy of a deceased family member (clinical testing, organ donations, etc)
- Medical
- Healthcare
- Law
- Social Policy
13th Justice V.M. Tarkunde National Parliamentary Debate 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-01-31
This house would increase the pay for prison labour to match the minimum wage
Infoslide

Prison labor refers to the work performed by prison inmates. It can be described as falling into two general categories: the labor provided by inmates to maintain and operate the prison, and labor provided by inmates to a contracted entity often to harvest or manufacture goods for profit

13th Justice V.M. Tarkunde National Parliamentary Debate 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-01-31
This house supports the implementation of mandatory minimum sentencing for recidivist crime
13th Justice V.M. Tarkunde National Parliamentary Debate 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-01-31
In ethnically diverse countries, This house believes that national governments should mandate bussing
Infoslide

For the purposes of this debate, Bussing is a government policy where students are sent to schools not in their geographical areas for the purposes of integration and educational equality

13th Justice V.M. Tarkunde National Parliamentary Debate 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-01-31
This house would place a cap on the overall amount of wealth that parents can pass down to their children (e.g. inheritance, trust funds, gifts that are given after they turn 18, etc.)
Western World Schools Debating Championships 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-01-31
In regions struck by natural disasters (e.g. wildfires, hurricanes, severe earth contamination etc.), This house believes that governments should permit inhabitants to remain in their area as opposed to mandating a regional evacuation
Western World Schools Debating Championships 2025 · Partial Double-Octofinals · 2025-01-31
This house believes that Peronism did more harm than good.
Infoslide

Peronism is a personalist and nationalist Argentine movement founded by Juan Domingo Perón, focused on social justice, economic independence, and political sovereignty. Its ideology advocates for the strengthening of unions, labor and social rights, with an emphasis on education and social assistance, and seeks to expand the presence of the state in the economy.

Campeonato Roberto Farina Solidário · Semifinais · 2025-01-31
This house believes that "have it all" feminism has done more harm than good.
- Feminism
- Social Policy
- Culture
- Labor
Infoslide

For the purpose of this debate, "have it all" refers to (and is not limited to) the idea that women can have successful careers, raise families, and maintain fulfilling personal lives all at the same time.

South Asia World School Debating Championship 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-01-25