Gonzaga Debate Institute 2008
Russell
Economy: The Swiss Army Knife of Disads
Why Econ?
-Real cause of inaction
-Prolific research
-“Unturnable”
The UQ
-It’s out there
-“Walls of evidence”
-Predictive v. empirical
-Brinkishness
The Links
-Diversify
-Critical I/L’s
-Turns are too L/T, accounted for
The Impact
-Quicker than the aff
-Accesses the aff
The specific DA’s
-Oil – Plan decreases demand, reducing price, hurting economies dependent on oil
*Adv’s – Perception of disad affects speculation reducing investment in S/T
*DA’s – I/L turns (dutch disease, inflation) and UQ combo
-Bizcon – Plan causes business to fear the costs of regulation, reducing willingness to hire/spend
*Adv’s – No need for “real” business costs; only confidence of regs
*DA’s – UQ problems and link turns (regs incr effic, innov, reduce HC costs etc.)
-Spending – Variants include: deficit, Federal Reserve freak-out, budget battle, “trainwreck”
*Adv’s – Perception of “fisc disc”, universal link, basically
*DA’s – UQ problems, TH issues (does plan reach the trigger to the link)
Quick & Dirty Dedev – Why not to go back to nature
1. No transition – We wont give up on industrial society; the process will crush the enviro and security.
2. Hypergrowth – Reduced growth causes rapid reindustrialization which is less controlled, more dangerous
3. Incentives – Growth creates the motive for good behavior internationally and environmental stewardship at home
4. Mult. Scens – Asymmetrical warfare is you goal. Overwhelm the dedev’ers with crazy stuff they don’t know.