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Contention 1 is the Economy: A: Poverty is increasing because the job loses continue, greater federal antipoverty spending is vital to confronting it. Herbert, 09 – New York Times columnist Half a million jobs have been lost since the recession began. When jobs are lost people are unable to participate in normal everyday life, thus not being productive and putting back into the economy. Observers expect the job loses to continue. The federal government is the key and only player in addressing poverty. Poverty will undermine the economy in two distinct ways First – Human capital B: Poverty prevents the development of skilled labor and reduces workforce participation Nilsen, 07 – Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security, U.S. Government Accountability Office Poverty cripples the those who are in it, working to destroy skills necessary to participate in the labor workforce. This devastates the economy because not only will jobs be scarce but people living in poverty won't be capable of work. Second—Metropolitan Economies D: Poverty utterly destroys metropolitan economies—this will devastate the US economy and US global competitiveness Cicilline, 08 – Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island When there is poverty, it usually lives in our big cities. Big city, the metropolitan areas, economies will be devasted with slow rates of growth and a rates of decline. Big city economies are what make up the GDP and will be the controlling factors of the overall economy. E: Short term stimulus packages are not enough. The Government needs a permanent spending balloon that is created by permanent jobs. This is the only way to stop and prevent recession. Wray 09 Spending is always going to occur and in fact permanent government spending is necessary to keep poverty down and the economy booming. There is no harm in the belief of "spending money to make money". Government spending is needed to prevent another deflationary led depression. F: The impact is economic collapse which risks global war. Mead, 09 - Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations Bad economic times can breed wars. Europe was a pretty peaceful place in 1928, but the Depression poisoned German public opinion and helped bring Adolf Hitler to power. If the current crisis turns into a depression, what rough beasts might start slouching toward Moscow, Karachi, Beijing, or New Delhi to be born? Contention 2 is Leadership: A: Poverty utterly destroys US influence globally, it's perceived as a vital human rights issue requiring federal action. The Plan boosts the viability of the US model and enhances overal leadership. Edwards 07 - US Senator and director for the Center for Poverty America is the preeminent power of the world. This title is threatened by our inabilities to successfully or even attempting to solve for poverty. We must try and show the world that we care about more than ourselves and the communities in which we live. B: US influence with other powers is vital to solving all global problems, including terrorism and proliferation Stanley, 07 Soft power will be needed to deal with global problems America Faces today: terrorism, proliferation, disease, demographic shifts and environmental degradation. C: Proliferation leads to extinction Utgoff 02 proliferation leads to shoot outs with nuclear weapons. We must stop proliferation by passing affirmative plan. D: Terrorism causes extinction Corsi, 05 The president, members of congress, the military, and the public at large all suspect another attack by our known enemy. Hints the attempt on Christmas Day. Again pass the plan and we avoid terrorism. Contention 3 is Racism: A: PROSPERITY HAS PASSED BY THE INNER CITY, AND EVEN THE BEST OF TIMES IGNORED BLACKS IN AMERICA. THE DOMINANT RESPONSE HAS BEEN TO CALL THOSE IN POVERTY LAZY AND IMMORAL FOR NOT WORKING THEIR WAY BEYOND RACISM. A FULL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE AIMED AT THOSE IN POVERTY CREATES A NECESSARY PARADIGM SHIFT THAT COMBATS THE POLITICS OF SEGREGATION AND DISPOSAL THAT RESULT IN RACIAL GENOCIDE. FORSTATER, 2000 B: EVEN IF WE CAN'T SOLVE ALL RACISM, WE HAVE A MORAL OBLIGATION TO BEGIN THE FIGHT. BARNDT, 91 Plan: The United States federal government should substantially increase block grants to state and local governments that expand and create permanent employment for persons living in poverty. Contention 4 is Solvency: A: Federal funding of antipoverty plans that boost employment, job training and economic justice are most effective Volz et al, 06 – Executive Director of the Community Economic Development and Resource Center B: Empirical examples prove that targeting those in poverty creates the most effective jobs programs, and the cost is comparable to already existing social services.ELR = EMPLOYER OF LAST RESORT] TCHERNEVA AND WRAY, 5