C. Open IPDA Event Prompts
Round 1 IPDA -10:00am
Speaker 1
*Nickels and Dimes
The US should pass a law guaranteeing universal basic income.
Sales taxes are fairer than income taxes.
Free trade does more harm than good.
The US should eliminate the penny.
Minimum wage laws are necessary to a fair economy.
Round 2 IPDA - 11:30am
Speaker 1
*Animals
Elephants should be granted limited human rights.
The Americans with Disabilities Act should be amended to allow animals other than dogs and miniature horses to qualify as service animals.
Pit Bull bans are morally justified.
Seaworld does more harm than good.
The US should outlaw factory farming.
Round 3 - 1:15pm
Speaker 1
*Art
The US federal government should increase funding for K-12 art education.
Remixes are better than originals.
Britain should return the Elgin marbles.
Destruction of cultural antiquities is a crime against humanity.
Graffiti art should not be a crime.
Round 4 - 2:30pm
Speaker 1
*Weapons
Bioweapons are worse than nuclear weapons.
Teachers should be allowed to carry concealed weapons.
The US Federal Government should increase development of space based weapons.
Repeal the 2nd Amendment.
A world with no weapons would be worse than a world where everyone is armed.
Elim 1 - 4:00pm
Speaker 1
*Capitalism
Russia was better off under communism than under capitalism.
The UN should ban all forms of child labor.
Communism is a better economic system than capitalism.
The student loan bubble is about to pop.
The US should indict the CEOs of companies that pollute the environment.
Elim 2 - 5:30pm
Speaker 1
*Food
The US Federal Government should repeal ag-gag laws.
Go vegetarian!
The US should reject genetically modified organisms.
The food of the future is cloned meat.
US schools should ban candy bars and soft drinks.