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Round 1: 

1. Policy: The United States federal government should significantly increase its investment in nuclear
Power

2. Policy: The Democratic People's Republic of Korea should take action to reunify with the Republic of Korea

3. Value: Allocating funds to the homelessness crisis is preferable to allocating funds to the war in Ukraine

4. Value: Wealth accumulation is the most important goal in life
5. Fact: We are past the point of no return for climate change

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Round 2:
1.  Policy: The United States federal government should give back the land

2. Policy: The United States federal government should significantly increase its restrictions on firearm ownership

3. Value: Mandatory minimum sentences do more harm than good

4. Value: Being a vampire is preferable to being a werewolf
5. Fact: Russia will win its conflict with Ukraine

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Round 3: 

1. Policy: The United States federal government should establish a federal carbon tax

2. Policy: The United States federal government should eliminate all intellectual property protections in the United States

3. Value: Living a meaningful life is more important than living a comfortable life

4. Value: Capitalism does more good than harm
5. Fact: Privacy is no longer achievable in the digital age

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Round 4:
1. Policy: California should abandon the high-speed rail

2. Policy: The United States federal government should significantly increase restrictions on concentrated animal feeding operations in the United States

3. Value: Preservation of nature is more important than technological advancement

4. Value: Nuclear weapons do more good than harm
5. Fact: Aliens have visited the Earth

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Round 5:
1. Policy: The United States federal government should adopt a No First Use policy for its nuclear arsenal

2. Policy: The United States should withdraw from NATO

3. Value: Social media does more harm than good

4. Value: Welfare does more harm than good
5. Fact: Joe Biden will win the 2024 Presidential Election

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Round 6:
1. Policy: The People’s Republic of China should annex Taiwan

2. Policy: The United States federal government should repeal section 230 of the Communication Decency Act

3. Value: Prisons do more harm than good

4. Value: Life sentences are preferable to the death penalty
5. Fact: Donald Trump will win the 2024 Presidential Election

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Bronze Round:
1. Policy: The United States should significantly reduce its use of drones in military operations

2. Policy: The United States federal government should eliminate its nuclear arsenal

3. Value: Censorship does more harm than good

4. Value: Surveillance technology does more harm than good
5. Fact: A college education is no longer necessary for the average worker

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Gold Round:
1. Policy: The United States federal government should end its military aid to one or more of the following nations: Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan

2. Policy: The United States federal government should abolish the minimum wage

3. Value: Environmental protection should be prioritized over economic growth

4. Value: Rural life is preferable to urban life
5. Fact: A second US civil war is more likely than not