Race and the influence of media. A Pew Research survey was conducted on the impact and effectiveness of media; the results below are broken down by race of the participants. The results of this survey show that different races hold varying views when it comes to social media and its impacts. The black community felt that important issues, some not getting a lot of attention, were being noticed through social media platforms. (80% of black participants felt that media was doing this well or very well) Knowing this, it is not hard to see why almost the same percentage (78%) of blacks felt that social media was also giving a voice to underrepresented groups. Social media has helped voice opinions that historically were left out. The Black Lives Matter movement is a pivotal example of this. After several police shootings directed at black youth gained national attention, people turned to social media. Protests and campaigns were organized on social media with th...
Last year, Trumps put his mouth where his tweets are and was able to pass tax cut legislation. A series of charts (below) from NPR, shows how this cut impact citizens from all incomes. While all income groups stand to benefit in some degree, the gain is not equal. The higher income groups stand to gain thousands more than the lower groups. For example, someone who makes between $10K-$20K stands to gain a mere $50, while those who make $20K-$30K stand to gain $180, more than three time that of the lower income group. The tax break gives unproportional gains to didn't income levels. The graph below just reiterates the significant tax breaks the wealthy are getting. It would be more interesting now to see the current tax breaks as it has been a year since this piece of legislation has been enacted.