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The United States federal government should substantially increase fiscal redistribution in the United States by adopting a federal jobs guarantee, expanding Social Security, and/or providing a basic income.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">Each year the
</span><a href="https://www.nfhs.org/articles/nfhs-selects-economic-inequality-as-2023-24-national-high-school-policy-debate-topic/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">National Federation of State High School Associations</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">,
through a ballot process, selects the topic for the policy debate season. This year, Economic Inequality squeaked past Climate Change and Agricultural Subsidies to take the top spot. As students gear up for these heated debates, they will need to have access
to past and current publications to support their positions. Fortunately, the </span>
<a href="https://mel.org/welcome"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Michigan eLibrary</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white"> (MeL) has several eResources
from which affirmative and negative arguments can be gleaned. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">Primary Source Documents & International Publications<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">Two exceptional eResources in MeL with sections dedicated specifically to this year’s policy debate topic are
</span><a href="http://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ovic"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">
and </span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebscoprofile-pov"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Points of View Reference Center</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">.
The thorough </span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=pwh&AN=84783789&site=pov-live"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">introductory
summary</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white"> in Points of View Reference Center is excellent, providing an overview of the ebb and flow of the wealth gap in the past century. Additionally,
there is a vocabulary list to help students understand the discussion, including terms such as The Buffet Rule, Trump Tax Cuts, and Wealth Inequality. Other features that have been organized for students on this topic include articles from international publications
such as the Toronto Star and Manila Times; radio & tv transcripts; primary source documents (with dozens of items from the
<i>Congressional Digest</i>); point/counterpoint arguments; and Academic Journal articles, including the
<i>Brookings Papers on Economic Activity</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">Audio & Video Recordings<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">Like Points of View Reference Center,
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">G</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">ale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints also organizes the variety of resources in the
<b>National Debate Topics</b> section on the resource home page. Audio recordings from National Public Radio programs (among others) and video clips from sources such as NYTimes Video Collection and Independent Lens offer students additional mediums for information
access. With items such as </span><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Income Inequality by State as Measured by the Gini Index</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">,
the infographics in this eResource are especially helpful.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">Lincoln-Douglas Debates & Forensics Competitions<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">There are many advantages in using these eResources beyond this season’s debate topic. With hundreds of subjects organized by issues such as Air
Pollution, Book Banning, and Granting Puerto Rico Statehood, Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints and Points of View Reference Center are the perfect eResources to kick off research for Lincoln-Douglas debates, extemporaneous presentations at forensics competitions
or even persuasive papers for class.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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