Poll tax

Understanding the field of statistics is necessary to make judgements about the polls. Statistics is all about valid collection and interpretation of data. In order to conduct a credible study, one important rule-of-thumb is that the pollster must select individuals randomly and use a large sample size. If the subjects are not random, then he or she will not get a full representation…

The kickoff to the college football season is exactly one week away and collegiate programs across the country are all trying to get to Glendale, AZ, site of the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship. There’s a slew of intriguing matchups slated for Week 1 of the college football regular season, including TCU’s visit to Minnesota for a game with the Gophers, Arizona State’s trip to Texas for a matchup with A&M’s Aggies, Texas versus Notre Dame, Wisconsin and Alabama’s meeting at…

To do this, large scale polls or surveys must be conducted, representing all cohorts and demographics as accurately as possible. One such Gallup poll that aims to do this is The Gallup Poll Social Series. Gallup conducts a number of surveys worldwide, gathering information regarding social, economic, and political issues. This service, which is performed in a specific way, is of the utmost importance, with the potential to greatly benefit or harm our country. The Gallup Poll Social Series takes…

Interdisciplinary Paper Whether it was the war in Vietnam, the Civil Rights movement, the second-wave of feminism, or Watergate, the sixties were an extremely influential time that molded young Americans’ outlook on society and the future. As time passes, how people view society changes and depends on the events of their youth. I hypothesize that because of the events of their youth, the young generation of the sixties developed an increasingly negative and cynical outlook on mankind and the…

In the American political system, opinion polls are an important way to measure the general public’s ideological beliefs and opinions on certain key issues. According to Patterson, a public opinion poll is, “a poll or survey in which a relatively few individuals are interviewed to estimate the opinions of a whole population” (2013). These types of polls are also used to see which candidate the American people prefer in presidential election years. This election cycle is no different, especially…

Hardships on Flat Tax In 2010, the top 20% of the nation 's population owned 85.1% of the nation 's income and 80% of the nation’s population only owned 14.9% of the nation’s wealth. Five years later, the top 1% of the United States nation now owns more additional income than the bottom 90% of the nation 's population. Enacting a flat tax would make people pay the same percentage of their income. Even though a flat tax would enhance the economy 's long-term advancement, a flat tax should not be…

produce, that Canadians were hoarding pennies rather than using them, and the environment. On February 4, 2013, Canada officially stopped using the penny. They stopped production and distribution, and they asked all businesses to follow a new rounding tax. To this day, the government is being sent pennies to recycle into new things. They are sorted, and then melted down and sold for building projects and electronics. So far, they’ve gotten 4 billion pennies. If people go directly to the mint,…

government should do and how it should function. My mother identifies with conservative political ideology. She believes that the federal government needs to reform its tax system. It needs to not fund certain things such as Obamacare and other things that are funded by the taxpayers. She also believes that the government needs to take the tax burden off of small businesses. She said that she has met many small business owners that couldn't sustain their business due to the overwhelming amount…

the presidential election, most analysts were stunned. It seems that virtually no one expected Trump to actually take the election away from Hillary Clinton; she was ahead in the polls throughout most of the campaign cycle. Trump's victory left Wall Street almost giddy as investors responded to his campaign promises of tax cuts, financial deregulation and spending on infrastructure. However, a prominent economist is now claiming that Trump's economic policies could crash the markets. Respected…

wants the deny low-income African American and Latino family the education that they kids deserve them self. Something else, that Trump is to work with Congress to find a way to reduce the cost of college and student debt in place of federal tax breaks and tax dollars. While, Hillary wants to make all community colleges, tuition free, which isn’t possible if you ask me because how else will the people who are running the college get money. Though that is just a few ideas from Trump and Hillary…