I stopped by Nickelsville again this week and wanted a to pursue something different than the moving out issue that has dominated this blog thus far. I wanted to find out if anyone in this community cared about the recent presidential election. Who did they want to see as the new president of the United States? Obama or McCain? I found out some interesting things.
Just like last week I talked to a man named “Bo” about the issue at hand. He was very passionate about politics and he dominated the conversation. He said that we have come very far towards reaching equality with Obama’s victory. Besides that, he really had nothing positive to say about this election, or politics in general.
Bo told me that politicians never think about homeless people or those who have a low socioeconomic status. He said that regardless of who becomes president, him and and his friends, “will never see the cheese.” Bo also told me that many people in this community are apathetic towards politics because it seems that politicians never do anything to help them out.
After talking with Bo, I wanted to do my own research into what policies Obama and McCain proposed to help fight poverty in this country.
When I went to Obama’s website I found a whole section on poverty, while McCain’s website had no such section. You can check out Obama’s thoughts on poverty by clicking here.
Obama wants to expand the access to jobs and raise the minimum wage, among many other things. He seems to care about a lot of the issues that Bo and his friends deal with every day.
In a way Bo is right: Why should he care about people who don’t care about him? Sadly, this a thought that many people have in this country today.
