Debate Competition

I’m Looking For Some Help On Writing A Debate Case! The Resolution Is The United States Federal Government Should Substantialy Increase Social Services For Those Living In Poverty In The United States. What Do You Think Is A Good Social Service To Expand And Write A Case Over? And Do You Know Any Sites That Can Help Me Get Started? Thanks!

Health care is a good service to expand — and it’s current topic of debate. To get you started, please note that the rest of the developed world has slightly longer life expectancy than the USA, slightly lower infant mortality than the USA, and they all pay *considerably* less for the privilege (numbers and sources below).

Here’s the key point: when health care is expensive, people don’t go for regular doctor checkups, and thus they miss out on preventative care. In countries with universal health care (all the countries below) the citizens enjoy both longer life expectancies and lower costs. So the claim to make is that once we implement universal health care, we will start to get preventative care and that will bring our costs down in line with the rest of the developed world. It won’t happen instantaneously, because we have a backlog of people who missed out on preventative care, but in the long run universal care will both lower costs and increase lifetimes of American citizens.

In the table below, im = infant mortality and L = life expectancy. See http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0004393.html for mortality and life; see http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/46/33/38979719.pdf for costs. All figures are from the year 2007

United States — im= 6.4, L= 78.0, cost $7290, 16.0% of GDP
Canada ——— im= 4.6, L= 80.3, cost $3895, 10.1% of GDP

Austria ——– im= 4.5, L= 79.2, cost $3763, 10.1% of GDP
United Kingdom — im= 5.0, L= 78.7, cost $3895, 8.4% of GDP
Denmark —— im= 4.5, L= 78.0, cost $3362, 10.4% of GDP
Finland ——- im= 3.5, L= 78.7, cost $2840, 8.2% of GDP
France ——– im= 4.2, L= 79.9, cost $4763, 11.0% of GDP
Germany —— im= 4.1, L= 79.0, cost $3527, 10.4% of GDP
Greece ——– im= 5.3, L= 79.4, cost $2727, 9.6% of GDP
Italy ———– im= 5.7, L= 79.9, cost $2686, 8.7% of GDP
Norway ——- im= 3.6, L= 79.7, cost $4763, 8.9% of GDP
Spain ——— im= 4.3, L= 79.8, cost $2671, 8.5% of GDP
Sweden ——- im= 2.8, L= 80.6, cost $3323, 9.1% of GDP
Switzerland — im= 4.3, L= 80.6, cost $4417, 10.8% of GDP

USA has 36 days longer life expectancy than these two countries!
Ireland ——- im= 5.2, L= 77.9, cost $3424, 7.6% of GDP
Portugal —– im= 4.9, L= 77.9, cost $2150, 9.9% of GDP

According to David Frum (special assistant to president, 2001-2), between 2000 and 2007, the cost of the average insurance policy for a family of four doubled. See http://www.newmajority.com/the-bush-economic-record-blame-healthcare In this question I show a back-of-the envelope estimate of the cost of maintaining the status quo http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AirVVzkXd37O1CEFU8feEo3ty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20090916131445AAO0ltM&show=7#profile-info-S4549Rqwaa We can’t afford to maintain the status quo, but if we did it would cost $8 to $9 trillion spread over the next 10 years.

Some folks blame our high costs on malpractice insurance. But the numbers don’t support that. Including legal fees, insurance costs, and payouts, the cost of the suits comes to less than 1.5 percent of health-care spending. See http://www.insurance-reform.org/pr/AIRhealthcosts.pdf and http://makethemaccountable.com/myth/RisingCostOfMedicalMalpracticeInsurance.htm Along those lines, it’s interesting to note that a number of states already have "caps and tort reform" yet the insurance companies have not lowered the cost of malpractice insurance in those states. Finally, most malpractice cases occur in state court where the Federal government has no juristiction. See http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/09/debating-the-cap.html#more
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All I have so far is that it is harder to go back, help?

you have more earning potential with a college degree than without one, so the more years of your life you spend without the degree the less earnings you will have over time.

The job you get for the year will most likely not be in a field you will want to be in after college, so it is not doing anythng to help your resume or list of experience

College tuition goes up every year, the longer you wait the more expensive it will be to go. Also many scholarships/grants you get in your last year of high school will only apply if you go to school full -time the semester immediately following HS graduation

Hope this helps…

Arroyo High Teachers Mr. Clark and Mr. Jorgensen (left; McCain) debate against junior counselor Ms. Ellis and Teacher Mr. Guarino (right; Obama) on this following question:

Which presidential candidate has the best economic solutions to help our current young generation?

Debate recorded by Christopher Tong and hosted by the Arroyo High School Debate Club inside a packed library on 10/30/2008.

This is Part 3 of the Arroyo High School Teacher Debate.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dJlZHicZKA
(Part 1)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0TgZxduqzU
(Part 2)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xtNpGhljOI
(Part 3)

+EDIT:

The Obama team asked us to place these sources and corrections to facts stated in the debate:

Correction:
“The top 5% own 59% of wealth.”
“The top 20% own over 80%.”

- Source; Edward Wolff
multinationalmonitor.org
May 2003; Vol. 24. No. 5

Other Sources:
costofwar.com
brilling.com/debt_clock
cedarcomm.com

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Is it a British Parliamentary style? I want to join my school team but I KNOW NOTHING!!! And what are the rules?If you know a lot, maybe you could email me or something? Enlighten me!

Depends on the subject of debate. If it’s politics, the style will be Westminster style. i.e. British Parliamentary style with a difference – DO NOT CRITICIZE THE MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT EVEN IF THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY WRONG – because the Malaysian Govt. cannot take criticism. If it’s belief and religion (which I’m very sure will not be allowed) then better stay away from saying that there should not be an official religion. And never, (dont even think about it) never criticize the Malaysian government’s "instill Islamic values" policy (as if other religions have no values, as if only Islamic values are good).
If it’s about human rights, always say Malaysia has the best human rights policy because if you dont, chances are you will be arrested under Malaysia’s Draconian law – the ISA. Internal Security Act that provides for detention without trial, guilty even if proven innocence.
If it’s about racial harmony, be sure to say "yes" to Malay sovereignty (Ketuanan Melayu) because in Malaysia it’s the Malays who are first class citizens.
Now I’m sure you know that even if Malaysia’s political system is based on the British political system there is nothing similar. While the British advocates equality for all, Malaysia’s Muslim rulers advocates "equality among Muslims, everything else does not matter".

And good luck with your debate.

Why is that the case? There’s also a Mandarin club, as well. I live in Markham, Ontario, Canada, and attend Unionville High School, the school in question.

There may be no demand for one.. find a faculty sponsor (a teacher you’re on good terms with) as well as some other interested students and see if you can get one going

Huntington Park High School debate on gay /same-sex marriage. 12/09/09

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I am going to be doing poetry. Do you think that children’s pieces, like Dr. Seuss poems, would be acceptable? Would I not be taken seriously? Is this piece too childish for high school or could I turn into something that actually has a message?

Thanks so much!

it’s really ur choice, just b/c ur in hi school dont make any difference. as long as u present well, it should be okay.

The City Club of Cleveland’s High School Debate Championship features Omar Diab of Hawken School and Vinay Prasad of University School. The topic is “Resolved: The United States ought to submit to the jurisdiction of an international court designed to prosecute crimes against humanity.

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I am just curious because I really want to get a good start in high school for college. I am a freshman.

What other clubs would be good to join that are fun?

well, i would recommend getting a list of all the clubs/sports that your school offers and then deciding what YOU think would be really fun, something that matches your interest. debate club IS fun, but there is so much more, so explore!!

WE HAVE TO DO A DEBATE IN OUR ENGLISH CLASS….. HELP US PICK A TOPIC……

umm… abortion is cliche, but its fun to debate about.
so is gay marrige
and school uniforms
hope it helps. ( :