
Understanding the News: How Tax Cuts Fuel Police Brutality
WHAT IS POLITICS?
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After the lutely senseless murder of george floyd by minneapolis police, bark protests against police brutality and racism have since spread all across the world. Black Americans are in an unusual position of having tremendous bargaining power visavi government authorities right now. Now is the time to bring forth specific demands and to target specific politicians to implement those demands. For citizens who want something from the government, our bargaining leverage is that we have votes. And we cost money, money that the government has to spend on paying phalanxes of riot police overtime to beat up protesters.
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