Florida Blue Key Speech and Debate Tournament

2024 — Gainesville, FL/US

2024 WSD Prepared Motions

WORLD SCHOOLS MOTIONS

Rounds 1 / 2: This House opposes lifetime appointments for high-ranking public officials.

Round 5: This House would implement a “luxury-focused carbon tax” on emissions produced by high net-worth individuals.

Info Slide: A luxury-focused carbon tax would design different tax rates delineating between basic and luxury energy consumption, with proportionally lower rates for basic needs and proportionally higher rates for luxury consumption.

Semis: This House believes that the Belt and Road Initiative is detrimental to global economic stability.

Finals: This House believes that multinational corporations should be held accountable for the economic and environmental welfare of the countries they extract resources from.