I stand in strong affirmation of the following resolution, RESOLVED: The United States ought to guarantee the right to housing.
Definitions Will Be Provided Upon Request
Guarantee: Ensure, a formal promise, allow people the access to the thing.
Right to Housing: The right to housing is the economic, social and cultural right to adequate housing, and shelter. It is recognized in many national constitutions and in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Interest rates, renters rights, providing housing, legalizing homelessness.
United States: Limiter, not only the federal government
My Value in Today’s Round is going to be:
V.) Societal Welfare In the sense of providing the utmost equality and justice to ALL members of the society we live in
VC.) Consequentialism In order to uphold the resolution and the value of societal welfare the Affirmative offers the following plan:
Plan Text:
The United States Federal Government ought to pass the Affordable Housing Act.
This act creates the following measures.
1) No person will ever pay over 25% of their monthly income towards their housing costs.
2) Any individual who proves to be homeless will be admitted into the Homelessness Rehabilitation Program, which grants the following:
1. Six months of government funded housing.
2. Access to worker rehabilitation programs.
3. Access to drug rehabilitation programs.
4. If after six months the individual has not become self sufficient, then they will be given access to public shelters.
Advantage One: Housing the Homeless is Possible, and Efficient
First, Vacant Houses Outnumber the Homeless 6 to 1
Loha 11 ( Leader of Amnesty International “How Bad is The Homeless Problem?” 2011) Since 2007, banks have foreclosed around eight million homes. It is estimated that another eight to ten million homes will be foreclosed before the financial crisis is over. This approach to resolving one part of the financial crisis means many, many families are living without adequate and secure housing. In addition , approximately 3.5 million people in the U.S. are homeless, many of them veterans. It is worth noting tha,t at the same time, there are 18.5 million vacant homes in the country.
