Black America

Black America

Why is it an assumption that Blacks should vote Democrat instead of Republican? Many times African-Americans feel that the justice system, workforce, and corporate America is very unfair. Statistics still show even today that Blacks overall have lower family incomes than other ethnic backgrounds. Which in return causes us to live lower to middle class lives. It makes Black feel that they are never given the opportunity to live the "American Dream." Therefore, most African-Americans vote Democrat because it gives them a sense of hope and change. While being a Democrat, they now have representation from a leader to speak to the world about the unfair treatment and the huge division from the rich and the poor. That Democratic leader is now able to "even things out" so that everyone can have equal opportunities to live the American Dream. Blacks vote Demorcat simply for the reasons of strengthening the school systems, or making it more accessible that every student can attend college, or giving small businesses the opportunity to make money instead corporate America making it all, or lowering the taxes and gas prices so that the lower and middle class can buy and afford it. This is the assumption that is now made clear as to why most Blacks vote Democrat.

Why is it an assumption that businesses should make huge profits? In this year of age we are slowly moving into a deeper recession. Houses are being forclosed in every neighborhood, there are people losing jobs that they were employed to for years, and prices are rising beyond expectation at malls, gas stations, and local stores. However, as a society, we tend to base our overall economy on how well these companies do on a day to day basis. Too often, we allow the CEO's of these popular companies to become extremly wealthy beyond the point of even their life expectancy. Meanwhile, our unemployement rate is rising every month and the economy is suffering severely. However, we don't see the CEO's getting...

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