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==SOCIALISM== One must take a more practical approach to the problem of income inequality. Because the collectivization of property leads to a tragedy of the commons [1][2], as demonstrated with the collectivization of water [3] and land [1][2], the means of production cannot be effectively publicly owned. Under collectivism, there is no incentive for the individual to maintain the land, machines, or other means of production, and so it deteriorates. There is then no incentive for one to create replacement capital either, for it will end up common and therefore exploited. So, the means of production must be owned privately. In addition, whilst my opponent asserts that production only originates from labor, it actually results from the combination of private capital and purchased labor. Following my opponent's perspective, the capital, and therefore the employer, is deserving of a share. ==AFRICAN FISH== According to my opponent's source [my 4, his 3], the reason that fish protein has become so expensive is that the fish are depleted due to overfishing. My opponent may not realize that Lake Victoria is a collectivist system, and that his solution of giving it to the people that use it, the fishers, makes no sense, because that's what we have right now. Lake Victoria is a victim of the Tragedy of the Commons, discussed above, and if parts of it were privately owned and fenced off, there would be incentive to maintain the supply of fish. Instead, there is overfishing, which has reduced the supply and therefore increased the price. If the supply returned to its former levels, the price would fall. ==HOUSING== My opponent's standard of living is evident by what he considers to be an injustice. This property [5], for example, goes for what is less than the average, and is a "stunning two bedroomed duplex flat offers ample living space with modern fixtures and fittings and luxurious bathroom suites. " Another [6], "located in a charming residential square, (a local conservation area), close to local shops & excellent bus routes for the West End & City," is a "4 bedroom house" that is "arranged over 4 floors n excellent condition throughout" and a "charming home of character & quality. " If this is still below average, then my opponent lives in quite the prosperous area. Still, that is only the average, and plenty make less because their labor is less desired and/or specialized, but they don't live homeless; they buy cheaper property or rent a flat. This is no calamity. ==CAPITALIST AFRICA== While my opponent can source that they are currently in the people's control (at least in theory), this does not make them capitalist, and it especially doesn't make them poor because of their capitalism. For example, Ethiopia is poor because a Socialist government decided to kill its political opponents, causing the "Red Terror" which lead to a Civil War, all of which destabilized the country and its economy [7][8]. Similarly, Somalia is poor because of its constant civil war [9], not because it has a market economy (but remember that it doesn't have one in the first place). Sudan has a military government [10] and suffers from anti-capitalist sanctions and civil war. Congo has also been in a long civil war [11] that only recently ended. In short, the countries listed are poor because of constant violence, not by capitalism. My opponent has also failed to demonstrate that corporations are somehow to blame for these wars. ==THE PICTURE== The picture is invalid because the poverty in Africa is not due to capitalism, but to war. The fat kid did not benefit at the expense of the impoverished child, but at the benefit of some Latin American farmer. The picture is invalid as a metaphor as well because private property leads to greater prosperity. Therefore, the resolution is negated. Thank you. ==SOURCES== [1] . http://www.econlib.org... [2] . http://www.chattoogariver.org... [3] . http://oceanworld.tamu.edu... [4] . http://ipsnews.net... [5] . http://www.homes24.co.uk... [6] . http://www.houseladder.co.uk... [7] . http://www.infoplease.com... [8] . http://www.infoplease.com... [9] . http://www.infoplease.com... [10] . http://www.infoplease.com... [11] . http://www.infoplease.com...