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Glenza, J. (2026, October 4). Medicare for All remains key pressure point for Democrats before midterms. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/04/medicare-for-all-democrats-midterms
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2026-27 NFA-LD Nationalization
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U.S. Government Accountability Office. (2026, September 23). National Nuclear Security Administration: Use of Line Items in Management and Operating Contracts Could Be Improved (GAO-26-108409). https://files.gao.gov/reports/GAO-26-108409/index.html
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2026-27 NFA-LD Nationalization
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Davis, A. C., & Faturechi, R. (2026, October 9). The Pentagon Gave $350 Million in Contracts to a Firm Closely Tied to a Senior Defense Department Official. ProPublica. https://www.propublica.org/article/george-kollitides-pentagon-contracts-alvarez-marsal
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2026-27 NFA-LD Nationalization
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Brown, D., & Molina, A. (2026, June 23). AmericaRx: Manufacturing Affordable Drugs in the Public Interest. Groundwork Collaborative. https://groundworkcollaborative.org/work/americarx/
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2026-27 NFA-LD Nationalization
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Press, B. (2026, September 10). Assessing the legal bases for the Defense Department’s equity stakes. Lawfare. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/assessing-the-legal-bases-for-the-defense-department-s-equity-stakes
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“Increase” means to build upon.
Resnick, assistant professor of political science – Yeshiva University, ‘1
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“Increase” means to build upon.
Predictability: The resolution is the only stable source of Negative preparation. If the Aff can invent new ownership models, add extra planks, or rely on future effects, the Neg cannot reasonably predict what cases will appear.
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2026-27 NFA-LD Nationalization
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“Increase” means to build upon.
The Aff does not increase an existing form of public ownership. Instead, they create a new ownership structure/program. That is not a predictable increase of current public ownership; it explodes the topic by letting the Aff invent entirely new models of ownership.
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2026-27 NFA-LD Nationalization
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U.S. Government Accountability Office, Weapon Systems Annual Assessment 2025, GAO-25-107569, June 11, 2025, https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-25-107569
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2026-27 NFA-LD Nationalization
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Julia Gledhill, Recognizing Reality: A Case for Nationalizing the US Arms Industry, Stimson Center, September 2025, https://www.stimson.org/2025/recognizing-reality-a-case-for-nationalizing-the-us-arms-industry/
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2026-27 NFA-LD Nationalization
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U.S. Government Accountability Office, DOD Software Licenses and Modular Open Systems, GAO-25-106931, 2025, https://files.gao.gov/reports/GAO-25-106931/index.html
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2026-27 NFA-LD Nationalization
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U.S. Government Accountability Office, Weapon Systems Annual Assessment 2025, GAO-25-107569, June 11, 2025, https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-25-107569
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2026-27 NFA-LD Nationalization
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U.S. Government Accountability Office, Drug Shortages, GAO-25-107110, April 9, 2025, https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-25-107110
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2026-27 NFA-LD Nationalization
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Congressional Budget Office, How CBO Analyzes Proposals for a Single-Payer Health Care System, Working Paper 2020-08, December 2020, https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56811
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2026-27 NFA-LD Nationalization
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U.S. Government Accountability Office, Government Reorganization: Key Questions to Assess Agency Reform Efforts, GAO-18-427, June 13, 2018, https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-18-427
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2026-27 NFA-LD Nationalization
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Congressional Budget Office, The Economic Effects of Waiting to Stabilize Federal Debt, December 2022, https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58541
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2026-27 NFA-LD Nationalization
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Congressional Budget Office, The Long-Term Budget Outlook: 2025 to 2055, March 27, 2025, https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61187
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2026-27 NFA-LD Nationalization
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Congressional Budget Office, Federal Investment, May 2014, https://www.cbo.gov/publication/44974
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2026-27 NFA-LD Nationalization
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U.S. Census Bureau, North American Industry Classification System, 2022 NAICS Manual, https://www.census.gov/naics/
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2026-27 NFA-LD Nationalization
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U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electricity explained: Electricity in the United States, https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/electricity/electricity-in-the-us.php
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