Debate Monetary and Fiscal Policy

1. DebateMonetary and Fiscal Policy

2. DebateMonetary and Fiscal Policy • Economic Scenario: Assume that the current economy is experiencing an inflation rate of 7%, unemployment rate of 7% and the last quarter for GDP was 1%.

3. DebateMonetary and Fiscal Policy • Fiscal Team • State your position clearly on how you would respond to the economic scenario using fiscal policy. No more than 7 minutes. • Monetary Team • State your position clearly on how you would respond to the economic scenario using monetary policy. No more than 7 minutes.

4. DebateMonetary and Fiscal Policy • Rebuttal • Review the position of opposing team. • Arguments • Restate the position of opposing team • State an agreement or disagreement or both and clearly state what your position is by using factual statements. No more than 7 minutes.

5. DebateMonetary and Fiscal Policy • Counter Rebuttal • Review the rebuttal position of opposing team. • Counter Arguments • State a counter agreement or counter disagreement or both and clearly state what your position is by using factual statements. No more than 7 minutes.

6. DebateMonetary and Fiscal Policy • Designate one spokesperson for your debate team. • Use graphs, words, illustrations, etc to state your points. • Your team has five minutes for each response. Point, rebuttal, counter rebuttal

7. DebateMonetary and Fiscal Policy • Be respectful! • It is easy to attack the opponent, especially if you believe he or she is being illogical. To win the debate, you must focus on minimizing the opponents arguments.