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Universal Basic Income

Intro Murdoc kindly responded to my public plea for a debate, and I am grateful to him for making this round possible. This topic is also of great personal interest to me, and so I am happy that this was one of the two Murdoc identified as ones he was willing to debate. In order to ensure quality judging, I have set a voting ELO threshold at 3,000. Comments are required and the select winner system is in force. The voting period lasts 14 days. Topic The United States ought to provide a universal basic income Definitions - Universal Basic Income: an unconditional cash payment which the government pays monthly and universally to all adults throughout their lives. The monthly payments must be sufficient to meet the socio-cultural subsistence minimum of the community in which the recipient resides [source: adapted from a definition by Prof. Matt Zwolinski] - Ought: moral desirability Rules 1. No forfeits 2. Citations must be provided in the text of the debate 3. No new arguments in the final speeches 4. Observe good sportsmanship and maintain a civil and decorous atmosphere 5. No trolling 6. No "kritiks" of the topic (challenging assumptions in the resolution) 7. For all resolutional terms, individuals should use commonplace understandings that fit within the logical context of the resolution and this debate 8. The BOP is evenly shared 9. Pro must post his case in R1 and waive in R5 10. Rebuttals of new points raised in an adversary's immediately preceding speech may be permissible at the judges' discretion even in the final round (debaters may debate their appropriateness) 11. Violation of any of these rules, or of any of the R1 set-up, merits a loss Structure R1. Pro's Case R2. Con's Case; Pro generic Rebuttal R3. Con generic Rebuttal; Pro generic Rebuttal R4. Con generic Rebuttal; Pro generic Rebuttal and Summary R5. Con generic Rebuttal and Summary; Pro Waives Thanks... ...to Murdoc for the debate. Looking forward to a discussion on a wonderful and fascinating topic!