Economics & Development debate motions (page 5)

THIS HOUSE WOULD Make corporation tax proportional to company wage ratios

LSE Open · 5

THW Introduce a system of tradable quotas for asylum seekers in the European Union

LSE Open · ESL Semifinal

THW Allow individuals to sign contracts which cede future rights of theirs to other individuals (for example, to sell themselves into slavery)

LSE Open · Final

THW provide financial incentives (e.g. tax breaks) to companies that require skilled labour who hire non-graduates.

Swansea Open · 2

THBT the Brazillian government should encourage and facilitate the integration of uncontacted peoples into wider society.

Manchester IV · Open_Semis

THW allow companies to buy the rights to govern economically failing cities.

The Queen's Annual TRUST IV · 2

THW replace means tested welfare with a regular, unconditional and Universal Basic Income paid by the State to all residents.

UL Open 2016 · 1

THS People's Quantitative Easing.

Lancaster IV 2016 · Open_Semis

That the EU should require member states to set common rules and rates for corporate taxation

Durham Australs · 2.1

THBT all European Football Associations should aggressively redistribute income from successful to less successful clubs within their own country.

GUU Ancients 2016 · 1

THBT Western Liberal Democracies should drastically reallocate funds from development aid budgets to research into Neglected Tropical Diseases

Cardiff Open 2016 · 2

THBT the International Monetary Fund should require states in need of Bailouts to provide collateral (e.g. Mining rights, land, shares in privatised assets)

Cardiff Open 2016 · 3

THBT the Mexican govenment should retroactively legalise the production and distribution of drugs

Maastricht Open 2016 · 1

TH prefers governments to make cash transfers to individuals in recipient countries over government-to-government development aid

Maastricht Open 2016 · 2

THW financially incentivise businesses to diversify their boards

Bristol Open 2016 · 1

THW not give development aid to authoritarian countries.

Newcastle Mixed Doubles 2016 · 2

TH supports strong government intervention to prevent gentrification* *process when significant numbers of wealthier people move to a poor area

Warsaw EUDC 2016 · 4

TH supports Sanctuary Cities in the United States

Warsaw EUDC 2016 · 7

TH supports BRICS* countries creating alternatives to the current international economic institutions (i.e. the IMF, the World Bank, and the World Trade Organisation) * Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa

Warsaw EUDC 2016 · Open_Partial_Octos

THW require the economic policies of political parties to be approved by an independent panel of experts before being used in campaigns

Warsaw EUDC 2016 · Open_Quarters

THW nationalize and provide public access to the Metadata being gathered by online multinational companies.

Warsaw EUDC 2016 · Open_Final

TH believes that the state's general economic approach should be to promote policies which seek to maximise net economic gain*, even when it comes at the expense of structural unemployment. * For example free trade agreements and the automation of labour.

Red Sea Open · 4

THW allocate scholarships and financial aid exclusively on the basis of financial need

HWS IV 2016 · 1

THR the automation of jobs previously performed by humans (eg self driving cars, self checkouts)

HWS IV 2016 · 6

THBT the European Union should impose punitive measures on the UK in the Brexit negotiations.

HWS IV 2016 · Open_Quarters

THW require multi-national corporations to adhere to labor and wage standards exceeding those set by ANY individual nation.

Aztec Invitational 2016 · 2

TH believes that the governments of developing nations should actively encourage slum tourism

ISIC · 1

TH would impose a cap on the amount of money parents are allowed to spend on their children (excluding essential healthcare and disability needs).

UCD IV · 2

TH believes that states should make developmental aid contingent on the human rights record of the recipient country.

UCL President's Cup · 3

TH, as the Baltic states, would incentivize brain drain from Belarus to the Baltics.

Riga Pro-Am · 4

TH would implement a negative income tax.

Imperial Open · 2

TH regrets the rise of the On-Demand Economy.

Imperial Novices · 2

THBT when systemically important financial institutions are in need of financial assistance during recessions, the burden should fall upon creditors (eg, via diluting shareholder value by turning debt into equity) rather than the government stepping in

North American Universities Debating Championships 2016 · 4

THR regrets the market's erosion of the nation state

North American Universities Debating Championships 2016 · Open_Quarters

THBT indigenous peoples would be justified in sabotaging (violently or otherwise) economic projects in the event that they are built across or on their land without their democratic consent.

North American Universities Debating Championships 2016 · Open_Final

THW ban zero-hour contracts

Helsinki Mini · 2

TH would require children, to the extent they are able, to financially support their parents in old age

SOAS IV · 2

THW ban cash in the developed world

Munich Open · Open_Final

thbt countries should implement strong worker protection laws even at the cost of economic growth (ie, collective bargaining, overtime hours, worker compensation, etc)

Huber Debates 2016 · 2

THW abolish all occupational licensing.

Yale IV · 1

This House believes that the state should promote the norm of the 'single life'.

Oxford IV · 4

This House would abolish all government schemes that provide grants, tax-breaks or loans at preferential terms to home buyers

Cambridge IV · 1

This House believes that governments should make available a publicly searchable database containing the income, wealth and taxes paid by all citizens

Cambridge IV · 3

This House believes that membership of the EAEU is in the interests of Central Asian states.

Cambridge IV · ESL_Semi

This House believes that states should focus on negotiating bilateral trade agreements over large, regional agreements such as the TPP and RCEP.

Cambridge IV · Open_Quarter

THW greatly reduce economic prosperity, progress and growth in favour of increasing individual's leisure time

New Zealand BP Debating Championships 2016 · 3

THW require all companies over a certain size to be fully publicly listed

New Zealand BP Debating Championships 2016 · Open_Semis

THW apply an environmental tax to cheap mass-produced clothing

Tilbury House IV · 3

THBT developing nations with ethnically diverse populations should prohibit vernacular schools"

Tilbury House IV · 5

This House Believes That developed nations should not recruit high-skilled workers (Such as doctors, engineers, etc.) from developing countries

Moscow Open 2016 · 5

THBT governments in the developing world should limit migration to megacities

Riga IV · Open_Partial_Quarters

THBT university students should be required to work in their countries of origin for a temporary period after graduation

Indian Schools Debating Society Chennai Leagues, 2016 · 2

THR the reliance on land settlements as reparation for colonial injustices - Semi Final 2

NZ Easters 2016 · Open_Semis

THP a tech industry characterized by multiple smaller firms rather than one dominated by a few large players (e.g. Google Amazon Facebook in status quo)

Brandeis IV 2016 · 3

THBT governments should provide significant financial incentives for urban citizens to move to rural areas

Brandeis IV 2016 · 6

THW significantly increase people's leisure time at the expense of greater prosperity, progress and growth.

New Zealand BP Debating Championships 2016 · 3

This House Would require democratic states to hold a national referendum to ratify free trade agreements

WSDC 2016 · Round 3 (prepared) · World Schools Debating Championships

This House Believes That technology companies with significant market shares should not be eligible for patent protection

WSDC 2016 · Round 5 (prepared) · World Schools Debating Championships

THBT developing countries should adopt economic development policies that heavily disincentivise urbanisation

Malaysia WUDC 2015 · 6

THW ban its citizens from visiting illiberal states whose economies depend on tourism

Malaysia WUDC 2015 · EFL_Semis

THW strictly limit the replacement of workers with technology by companies

Malaysia WUDC 2015 · ESL_Semis

THW allow corporations to use hackers to retaliate against cyberattacks where the state seems unwilling or unable to do so

Malaysia WUDC 2015 · Open_Partials

THBT all states should create special economic zones in cities, where all economic activities (except the purchase of goods and services) are carried out by women

Malaysia WUDC 2015 · Open_Semis

TH, as the WTO, would allow poor countries to establish trade barriers

Rotterdam Open · 4

TH, as the human population of planet X, would choose communism over capitalism.

AIB Trinity IV 2015 · Novice_Final

THBT states when constructing tax policies should prioritise equality rather than economic growth

Norton Rose Fulbright Warwick IV · Open_Semis

THB existing welfare programs should be replaced by unconditional cash transfers.

NAUDC (@ Ithaca College) · 1

THW not let cities use public funds to construct stadiums for professional sports teams.

NAUDC (@ Ithaca College) · 3

THB the U.S. should impose substantial tarriffs on Chinese goods until China ceases all currency manipulation.

NAUDC (@ Ithaca College) · 4

THB the EU should revoke membership status of any state that withdraws from the Schengen Agreement.

NAUDC (@ Ithaca College) · Open_Semis

THB former colonial powers should pay reparations to their former colonies

National Maidens · 3

THW measure gross national happiness and base policy decisions on those measurements.

HWS Round Robin · 2

THW disallow exclusive private arbitration for contracts between corporations and individuals.

HWS Round Robin · 3

THBT developing countries should refuse to sign any trade treaty which contains ISDS

Estonian Open · 5

THW give development aid only to countries which commit to and demonstrate the implementation of humanitarian values consistent with that of the donor country (for example LGBT rights, women´s rights)

Helsinki Open · 1

Assuming that a minimum standard of welfare has been achieved, THBT states should make no further attempt to reduce inequality.

Helsinki Open · 3

TH regrets the approach taken by prominent business women of giving advice on succeeding in the business world as it is rather than highlighting the need to drastically change that world

Helsinki Open · 5

THW only give unemployment benefits to individuals if they agreed to relocate to areas where employment is significantly more likely

Tallinn Tech Open · 1

THR the glorification of startup culture

Tallinn Tech Open · Open_Semis

THBT western liberal democracies should replace their aid programs with an "effective altruism" tax, and give revenue to the most effective available non-governmental organisations or charities.

Rijeka Open · 2

THBT states should provide citizens with an unconditional income that ensures a lower-middle class standard of living, regardless of their employment status

Rijeka Open · Open_Semis

THBT the South Korean Government should break up Chaebol conglomerates

Ljubljana IV · 4

This House would pay all elected politicians the median wage in their country.

Vienna EUDC 2015 · 1

This House believes that when multi-national corporations conduct any business in Western states, these nations should enforce their environmental standards at all stages of production.

Vienna EUDC 2015 · 2

THW introduce a 100% inheritance tax

Vienna EUDC 2015 · 9

TH would legalise surrogacy for profit in Western Liberal Democracies

Vienna EUDC 2015 · ESL_Quarters

TH would prohibit businesses from taking a public position on social issues

Vienna EUDC 2015 · Open_Quarters

THW only give aid to devleoping countries that have good environmental policy.

McGill Novice · 5

THBT developed nations should pay reparations to developing nations that have experienced significant adverse consequences from climate change

Yale IV · 3

THW require approval from local referenda for all major land development decisions (e.g stadiums, airport extensions, railways etc.)

UCD IV · 1

THBT the government should only fund further education courses that have high graduate employment rates

UCD IV · 5

THR the rise of the sharing economy

Hart House IV · Open_Quarters

THW cap every company's highest salary at 10x the lowest salary within that company.

KCL IV · 1

THW introduce a tax on "low brow" entertainment in order to subsidise "high brow" art.

KCL IV · 3

THBT developed nations should abolish all protectionist trade policies

HWS Fall Classic · 1

TH regrets the decline in oil prices over the last 18 months

SOAS IV · 3

THW allow countries to pay other countries to settle refugees who reach their borders

SOAS IV · 5

THBT the state should reclaim a fixed proportion of all charitable giving and redistribute it to other charities on the basis of their effectiveness

SOAS IV · Open_Quarters

THW privatize Petrobras.

Chancellor's Cup (Queen's University) · Open_Semis

THBT states should strive to reduce inequality even after everyone has enough for an acceptable quality of life

Imperial Open 2016 · Open_Semis

THW abolish and ban all agricultural subsidies in the European Union.

Tilbury House IV · 3

This house believes US immigration policy should only prioritise merit-based standards of acceptance over the reunification of families.

Oxford IV · 2

This house would allow opponents of abortion to sign legally-binding contracts with pregnant women, in which they pay those pregnant women not to have an abortion.

Oxford IV · 5

THW create and enforce filial responsibility laws (mandating that people take care of their parents)" - or words to that effect

Oxford IV · Novice_Final

THR the rise of mega-cities

Oxford IV · Open_Quarters

THBT after 50 years of ownership the state should have the right to repossess all works of painting or sculpture for the purpose of public display

Oxford IV · Open_Semis

A new planet has been discovered identical to Earth. 1 of 2 systems can be implemented on this planet (or words to that effect). THW implement communism over capitalism.

Oxford IV · Open_Final

THW provide a universal basic income

Guindon Cup (University of Ottawa) · 2

THW only invest in those African countries that put adequate effort into the protection of biological diversity

SSE Practice Tournament · 2

This house regrets the eastward expansion of the European Union during and since 2004

Cambridge IV · 2

TH Opposes the Sharing Economy

Cambridge IV · Open_Semi

THBT governments should place no restrictions on how welfare payments, excluding child benefit, are spent.

Cambridge Women's Open · 1

TH welcomes the rise of for-profit education in developing countries

Brandeis IV · 4

THW allow the trophy hunting of endangered animals

Birmingham IV · 1

THBT 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

The sharing economy does more harm than good.

Claremont 2015 · 4

The US federal government should bail out states and cities.

Claremont 2015 · 7

Colonial powers should pay reparations for the Atlantic slave trade

Claremont 2015 · Open_Semis

This house supports the establishment of zero rating platforms in the developing world

Joynt Scroll 2015 · 2

THBT developing countries should ban members of political dynasties from standing for elected office

Chennai WUDC 2014 · 4

THBT the Trans-Pacific Partnership is in the interests of the small and medium-sized negotiating countries.

Chennai WUDC 2014 · 5

THBT multinational companies should be liable for human rights abuses that occur anywhere in their supply chain

Chennai WUDC 2014 · EFL_Final · World Schools Debating Championships

THW remove all copyright protection for material deemed to be morally objectionable

Chennai WUDC 2014 · ESL_Quarters

THW allow countries to pay other countries to settle asylum-seekers who reach their borders

Chennai WUDC 2014 · ESL_Final

THW abolish gated communities in the developing world

Chennai WUDC 2014 · Open_Partial_Double_Octos

THW auction off the long-term right to govern bankrupt cities for profit

Chennai WUDC 2014 · Open_Quarters

THBT India should adopt aggressive free market policies.

Chennai WUDC 2014 · Open_Final

THW offer immigrants who cannot claim welfare benefits in Germany a loan for "livelihood/existence costs" that they would have to repay after five years

Zeit Debatte Dresden · 2

THBT resource-rich developing nations should severely restrict the extraction and sale of natural resources

Trinity IV · 2

Bitcoins should become the official currency in the Netherlands

Brabants Debattoernooi · 2

THW ban such a machine.

Dutch Mace · Open_Final

THBT developing nations should no longer sell land to foreign companies

John Smith Memorial Mace Scotland · 2

THW restrict CEOs from annually earning more than 12 times the salary of his or her lowest-paid employee

John Smith Memorial Mace Scotland · 5

THBT the State should pay to each and every citizen 15,000 pounds per year unconditionally

John Smith Memorial Mace Scotland · Open_Final

THW provide all citizens a basic income at the poverty line without setting any requirements

Bonapartiaans Debattoernooi · 3

THW reduce VAT tax on goods and services provided for by small businesses in order to combat the black (parallel) economy

Tornadu · Open_Semi_4

THBT the governments of developing nations should actively encourage slum tourism

Leiden Open · 1

THBT the state should make funding for political parties proportionate to the number of members from low-income brackets in those parties

Leiden Open · 4

THBT developing countries should support commercial surrogacy (Info slide: Surrogacy is an arrangement in which a woman carries a child for another person or couple)

Budapest Open · 5

THBT developing countries should establish Charter Cities

Nottingham Open · 4

TH supports nations marketing themselves as destinations for 'good time tourism' (for the purpose of this debate, good time tourism refers to every form of tourism that satisfies human desires and is generally forbidden in the West (prostitution, drugs)

Vienna IV · 6

THBT all media organizations should be owned and run by journalists

NAUDC (@ HWS College) · Open_Quarters

THW phase out fractional reserve banking

Bucharest Cup · 3

Should there be an unconditional basic income?

Reedhoven Cup · Open_Semis

THW require all isolated communities to have a rumspringa

UCL IV · 4

THW require all businesses to be owned and run as cooperatives

Royal Holloway Open · 2

THBT colonialism caused more good than harm

Royal Holloway Open · 3

THW bring back the Assisted Places Scheme (info)

Exeter Open · 1

We should stop giving development aid.

NK Beleidsdebatteren (Dutch Policy Debate Championships) · Open_Semi_1

TH, as a developing state, would ignore all international patent and copyright treaties

Southampton Open · 4

THW make development aid contingent on recipient countries maintaining substantial redistributive taxes

Cardiff Open · 4

THW establish and monitor centres for animal prostitution

Copenhagen Mini Open · 2

THW measure the efficacy of charities and strip those with comparatively low social value of their charitable status.

HWS Round Robin · 1

THBT landowners should become the automatic owners of everything on and in the ground they own

NK Debatteren (Dutch National Championships) · 1

THBT developing countries should create constitutionally guaranteed minimum standards of living

Northumbria Open · 2

THBT the government should nationalise all land and buildings.

Northumbria Open · Open_Final

THBT national central banks should set limits on government spending

Kent IV · 2

THW expand baby hatches in China

Aberdeen Open · 2

THW partially link development aid to developing countries commitment to female equality

Aberdeen Open · 3

TH welcomes the downfall of global capitalism

Aberdeen Open · 4

THW determine income tax based on the relative privilege of an individuals' upbringing.(Privilege includes such things as private education, parental wealth, childhood home)

Paris Open · 5

THW require companies to make the salaries of all their employees publicly available

North-East German Regional Championships · Open_Final

THW allocate public housing and use financial incentives (e.g. rent subsidies) to maintain a minimum quota of ethnic groups in all areas of the country

Copenhagen Open · 2

THW lower income tax and impose higher wealth taxes (e.g. on inheritance, property and other assets) instead

Copenhagen Open · 5

Should landowners be the owners of all natural resources (Bodenschätze) in their ground?

Zeit Debatte Mainz · 4

THB in a state that only provides the most basic services

Kalliope Debattoernooi · 4

THBT developing countries should ban aid organizations from religious proselytizing

Helsinki Open · 5

Should companies have to justify the labour conditions of their suppliers in their yearly financial reports?

Neckarwiesen Cup · 3

This house supports an unconditional basic income

Tilbury House Novice · 4

Large banks should be split into smaller ones

Eloquentiatoernooi (Eloquence tournament) · 2.1

The Netherlands should impose a maximum wage

Eloquentiatoernooi (Eloquence tournament) · 4.2

THW give up on climate change prevention and would instead focus on climate change adaptation

Heart of Europe BP · Open_Final

This House would allow 3rd World countries to choose to be reinstated as a colony.

Bulgaria Open · 5

Should development aid only be given in the form of knowledge transfer?

HeidelBÄM · Open_Final

THW impose extra (penalty) taxes on products that cannot be proven to have been produced under fair-trade conditions.

Boddencup · Open_Semis

THW ban the sales of complex financial products

Campeonato Mundial Universitario de Debate en Español (CMUDE) · 5

TH regrets the rise of consumerism

Rijeka Open · Open_Final

THBT states should seek to prioritise reducing income inequality over GDP growth

Ljubljana IV · 3

This house believes that EU member states should nationalise all their oil and gas resources in order to surrender total ownership and control of them to an EU-run energy agency.

Zagreb EUDC 2014 · 4

This house believes that micro-finance organisations (including, but not limited to: NGOs, charities and development banks) should offer micro-finance loans in developing nations exclusively to women.

Zagreb EUDC 2014 · 8

This house would make membership in a labour union compulsory for every worker.

Zagreb EUDC 2014 · ESL_Tiebreak

This house would require companies to place images of animal suffering on all products or food whose production harmed or killed animals.

Zagreb EUDC 2014 · ESL_Quarters

THW allow international commercial surrogacy

Edinburgh Cup · 2

THW pay reparations to former mining communities in the UK

Edinburgh Cup · 4

THBT government regulation agencies should be allowed to break up banks, like Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase and HSBC, that are deemed 'too big to fail'.

Edinburgh Cup · 5

THBT governments should prioritise economically productive public spending over investing in arts, humanities, etc. when deciding on their budget.

Edinburgh Cup · Open_Semis

THW impose a tax on unhealthy foods

UCL President's Cup · 1

THW legalise the buying and selling of sexual services

UCL President's Cup · 3

THR that companies such as Facebook and Apple have offered to pay for elective egg freezing for their employees.

Roosevelt Open · 3

THBT companies like H&M and Primark should hire half as many factory workers in the developing world but pay them twice as much.

Roosevelt Open · 4

THBT people who go bankrupt should have their finances managed by the state for five years.

Roosevelt Open · 5

TH supports violent revolution in countries with severe economic inequality

Turku Open · 2

TH would make bidding to host major sporting events conditional on winning a local public referendum.

Turku Open · 5

THW impose very high taxes on the rich, even when doing so will not increase total tax revenues

SOAS IV · 3

THBT the IMF and the World Bank should not make debt relief for highly indebted poor countries conditional on trade liberalisation

SOAS IV · 5

THBT the state has a duty to provide the long term unemployed with lasting employment which pays at least the minimum wage

SOAS IV · Open_Quarters

THBT retired parents should be allowed to seek alimony payments from their adult children.

Strathclyde Cup · 1

THW break up banks that are deemed too big to fail

Belgrade Open · 2

THBT developing nations should hold the Catholic Church financially liable for the medical expenses of Catholic HIV/AIDS victims in areas where the church campaigns against condom use

Belgrade Open · 4

THW force companies to pay their interns

Bogwall (SSDC Novices) · 1