Something that plays a part in how the general public can get involved are political parties. These parties are there for people to be able to be apart of. Where they can be apart of a political party where their views align and they agree with their overall mission. They are an important linkage institution because it helps to get people more involved in the government and politics.
The party that I had chose to write about was the Democrats. In their mission statement they had stated many of their beliefs. Some of those being the that believe that cooperation is better than conflict, we're stronger with an economy that works for everyone, and building bridges are better than walls. Whereas if I were to compare the Democratic party to the Constitution party for instance, their mission is more focused on "securing the blessing of liberty to ourselves and posterity through the election."Their goal is to limit the Constitutional functions of the federal government. The reason why I chose to do the Democratic party is because they are more about positive change and that coming together is better than fighting against one another. Also I am more liberal than conservative and so I resonant with their idea much more.
The issue that I had picked was the racial wealth gap. Which is basically where people of color are being paid significantly less than white people. They find it to be unacceptable that the median wealth for African Americans and Latino Americans is roughly 1/10 that of white Americans. They acknowledge that this is also an issue for American Indians and certain Asian American subgroups. It also can be dependent on such things like age, disability status, sexual orientation, or gender identity.They provide an example of a situation where, “African Americans and Latinos lost more than half of their net worth as a result of the housing crisis and the Great Recession because they lost their jobs at a much faster rate than white workers and because they were disproportionately targeted for subprime, predatory and fraudulent mortgages during the run-up to the housing crisis." They find that great changes in wealth can’t be solved by just the free market but by having the federal government playing a role in eliminating systemic barriers to wealth accumulation for different racial groups and improving opportunities for people from all racial and ethnic background to build wealth.
They include some statistics in regards of the amount of pay that people of color are getting compared to white people. They also include an actual example of what had happened to African Americans and Latinos. They are debunking any idea in a negative way more of just acknowledging the issue at hand and trying to explain a solution that could be helpful. They express an idea that people may have in regards of the free market. They state that it won’t be able to fix this issue and build on who should get involved so that it can be fixed.My party's belief could affect public opinion because for starters its something that is relevant. So with something that is more relevant to them then they're going to be more inclined to listen. It could also be that some people aren't aware of this racial wealth gap and so one of the reasons they probably addressed this issue was to bring light to it and make more people aware that this is an issue that's happening. Another thing is that their use of logos, they use facts to prove their point and show that it's something that's happening.
The politician that I chose to talk about was Dianne Feinstein. She is a California senior senator. She is part of the Democratic party. I had already gone into their main beliefs but to reiterate they are more for positive change and coming together instead of fighting against one another. One of the reasons why I had chose her was because she was a senator for California. Also the amount of accomplishments that she has are impressive. One of them being was that she was that in 2017 she became the top Democrat on the, "Senate Judiciary Committee - was the first woman to assume that role - where she helps share policy criminal law, national security, immigration,civil rights, and the courts.
The artifact that I had chosen was a press release on Dianne Feinstein's official website. She had spoke to reporters about the effects of the Republican health care bill. She finds the bill to be the most unjustified bills that she's ever seen in her years of being apart of Senate. She provides facts from the CBO its stated that, “22 million Americans would lose their health coverage by 2026. That’s between 3 and 4 million in California, with 1.6 million losing insurance next year.” She then continues by stating that, “Medicaid would be cut by $772 billion. This means that California would have to replace around $24 billion in federal dollars by 2026.” Health plans today are supposed to cover 70% of health care costs, but due to the Republican bill, that would fall to only 58%. She had spoken with rural hospital and she had found that they would be devastated. “They would face $1.4 billion more in the uncompensated care next year alone.” Pretty much California would have to pay more and would be getting less.
She stated, “For example, Medicaid covers 1 in 3 of all Californians. That means that 14 million people would be at risk of losing coverage. 3 in 5 home beds could be jeopardized. 1 in 2 people with disabilities could lose care. 1 in 2 children now covered by Medi-Cal, that’s more than 5 million children who could lose their health care. And between 40 to 80 percent of children who visit our children’s hospitals are covered by Medi-Cal. Some hospitals in this category will likely not be able to keep their door open.” “4 million people in LA County lose care. 900,000 people in San Diego. And it goes on and on.” Which then these cuts are benefiting the top 1 percent by making them richer, giving them billions in tax breaks. She first starts out by stating that the bill is unjustified. Which is an opinion of hers but then she goes into why this bill is unjustified by giving facts. She provides information from COB which is the Congressional Budget Office. She shows a genuine concern for how this could affect people California. The purpose of this press release was to bring light to the situation and make people more aware of it. As this would affect an abundance of people in California.Overall she ends with restating that the bill is terrible and that it's a goal between the Governor, Senator Harris and her to defeat it.
i agree. i wish i was motivated to do my work as much as your are. ily
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