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This week has been very busy in politics with all three FTA bills passing. This means that a lot of teams will be looking for a new politics scenario. This weeks Thursday File written by Chris Roberds can help fill the void with a very timely and new scenario find out more about it below.

http://www.cross-x.c...yment-scenario/

Currently the President's job bill was just rejected as a package in the Senate. This means that the bill will be broken into pieces that may each pass individually. Extended unemployment insurance is one of those pieces. This DA is highly relevant to the President's economic plan so there is a strong political capital internal link. Additionally the economy impacts are relatively short term and high magnitude helping the DA outweigh space based impacts.

The file also provides important answers to potential China Bashing politics, early elections DAs, and generic answers since many teams may start reading new or unpredictable politics scenarios this weekend.

Chris Roberds is the coach Marshfield. A former debater at Missouri State as a coach he has had teams clear at many regional tournaments, qualify to NDCA, and qualify and clear at NCFL.

Table of contents:

Unemployment Extension DA
Shell
Unemployment extension will pass - backlash
Unemployment extension will pass – smaller pieces
Unemployment extension will pass – key GOP
Unemployment extension will pass – public popularity
Internal link – unemployment => protectionism – US key
Impact Uniqueness – protectionism down now
Economy Impact Module
Protectionism impact extensions
Protectionism kills heg impact
Top of the docket
Unemployment extension won’t pass – key GOP
Unemployment extension won’t pass – no incentive
Unemployment assistance won’t pass – not top of docket
AT: Payroll Tax D/A
Internal link turn to Payroll Tax Politics story
No double dip recession - stock market
No double dip - experts
No double dip – manufacturing
AT: Infrastructure DA
No infrastructure deal – not top of docket
No infrastructure bill – House GOP
Infrastructure – no impact
AT: Other Politics
Nothing will pass now – GOP obstruction
No political capital
Obama got a win with FTA
China bill won’t pass
2012 elections – too early
2012 elections – Obama wins