ECONOMICS

1. THBT Greece should return to the Drachma

2. THBT we should prohibit price gouging after natural disasters
That we should recognize the necessity of sweatshops
3. THW introduce a tax on financial transactions
4. THBT the EU should create a common fiscal authority.
5. THBT the governments should not fund reconstruction in areas
that are prone to natural disasters.
6. THBT countries should not seek to regulate digital currencies like
the Bitcoin
7. THW prohibit credit rating agencies from disclaiming legal
liability for the inaccuracy of their ratings
8. THW make lenders liable for the losses of low-income customers
who are not given independent legal advice
9. THW not tax investment income.
10.

THBT governments should balance their budgets unless

they secure consent to the contrary from young voters via

referenda.
11.

TH supports the wider use of alternative, non-centralized

currencies such as BitCoin.

12.
TH supports bailing out failing financial icons
13.
THBT renewed strength of labor organizations is necessary
for a progressive economics.
14.
THW abolish the inheritance tax
15.
THW abandon regional trading blocs for global, multilateral
trade
16.
THB China's position as the world's factory does more harm
than good
17.

THBT the World Bank and other bilateral donors should tie

developmental aid to investment in agriculture

18.

THW curb the production of biofuels to address the growing

food crisis
19.

THBT the EU should not bow to the pressures of WTO in

reducing agricultural subsidies

20.
THBT the state bears liability for breakage when its actions
lead to an economic crisis
21.

THBT China's dominance of global manufacturing brings

more harm than good

22.

THBT China should float its currency

23.

THBT the EU should abolish all preferential trade

agreements with former colonies

24.
THBT the Trans-Pacific Partnership is in the interests of the
small and medium-sized negotiating countries.
25.

THBT ASEAN should sign a free trade agreement now. That

we should disband the WTO.

26.

THBT governments in the Third World should reclaim

ownership of basic services.

27.

THBT the WTO should enforce fair trade instead of free

trade. That growth in happiness, not growth in GDP, should be

the measure of success in developed countries.
28.

THBT corporate regulators should have veto power over

executive bonuses.
29.

THBT we would protect nationally important companies

from ownership by foreign government entities.

30.

THBT the WTO should abandon consensus voting as the

basis for decision-making.

31.

THBT governments should bail out homeowners directly.

32.

THBT trade unions should have their power restricted

during times of economic crisis

33.

THBT Governments should obtain a majority stake in

companies that they bail out

34.
THBT we should prohibit the labeling of products as fair
trade
35.
TH would trade with African Nations regardless of their

social development goals