Topic Lecture Social Services for Poverty

Significance Connection to your daily lives Connection to your daily lives Your community Your community Your classmates Your classmates Your biases Your biases The Numbers The Numbers All based on the federal “poverty line” $19k All based on the federal “poverty line” $19k ~37 million (US measure) ~90 (UK measure) ~37 million (US measure) ~90 (UK measure)

Affirmative Case Areas Population cases Population cases “Persons living in poverty” (racial minorities, children, elderly, immigrants, veterans) “Persons living in poverty” (racial minorities, children, elderly, immigrants, veterans) Social Service cases Social Service cases Sectors of government policy (housing, education, health care, mental health care) Sectors of government policy (housing, education, health care, mental health care) Poverty cases Poverty cases Change the definition/qualification Change the definition/qualification

Population Cases Children Children Racial Minorities Racial Minorities Elderly Elderly Immigrants Immigrants Veterans Veterans Gender (women) Gender (women) Convicted Criminals Convicted Criminals INTERSECTIONAL INTERSECTIONAL

Social Services Cases Housing Housing Education Education Health Care Health Care Mental Health Care Mental Health Care Employment Employment

Poverty Cases Raise the federal poverty line Raise the federal poverty line Change current social service programs Change current social service programs Criticize the mindset that allows poverty Criticize the mindset that allows poverty

Negative Off-Case Arguments COUNTERPLANS States CP States CP Advantage CPs Advantage CPsDISADS Federalism Federalism Spending/Inflation Spending/InflationKRITIKS Capitalism K Capitalism K Poverty K Poverty K