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File Name | S21-LD-Stoa-14-AFF-Justice.docx |
File Size | 59.97 KB |
Date added | November 2, 2020 |
Category | Archived |
Tags | Lincoln-Douglas, Season 21, Stoa |
Author | Josiah Hemp |
Many cases this year will focus on the economics of the resolution—which side leads to more prosperity or a better quality of life. This case focuses in on moral issues—is it just to take away someone’s earnings for the sake of artificial growth.
With this case it is very important to keep a few things straight. First, this is not arguing that growth causes inflation. The negative may seek to muddy the waters on this one but the affirmative needs to make very clear that this is not the case. Instead, it is arguing that the Fed believes inflation leads to growth. Thus if growth is valued, inflation will be used, and that will be unjust.
Also, arguments about hyperinflation/runaway inflation are interesting, but not directly relevant to this case. Because it is difficult to prove that the small amount of inflation that is used to spur growth will lead to hyperinflation, it is a difficult argument that valuing growth first will lead to a runaway inflation leading to another Great Depression. That argument could be made, but that is not the argument this case is making. This case is arguing that even on a small scale, inflation harms the most vulnerable.