Political Science

Political Science

January 31, 2012

Topic Proposal

The topic that I'm going to write about for my political issue is going to be on, how Ronald Reagan's tax cuts is making a bigger gap between the "99%" and the "1%" of the rich and poor. My paper will also involve how the Trickle Down Effect doesn't/isn't working for the American people. My title for the paper will most likely change while over time when I narrow the scope of my topic through the research that I will be conducting. The title that I have currently is "Ronald Reagan's tax cuts on the rich and trickledown effect isn't working for America".

My hypothesis for this paper that I will research on will be, "Is our system set up for the rich to get richer and the poor to get poorer through the trickledown effect?" I have multiple hypotheses that I am currently debating on using, but overall, I think that on is the best. Another good hypothesis would be "Does Reagan's tax cuts stimulate economic growth only for the rich?" As I get further along in my research, one of these hypothesizes will be more appropriate for this paper, or a clearer one will be created.

My main reason for this study is, because I find it fascinating that over the years since these tax cuts took place, the middle class has essentially widened the gap between the rich. When in actuality, these tax cuts were supposed to shorten the gap between the rich and the middle class. Now we are seeing a lot of these things show back up through the "99%", trying to prove a point. Since, I don't really know much about this topic either, I find this research paper, a good opportunity to learn more about this topic. Currently many people are affected by this topic, so this topic will be very valuable to research on. I also think that this topic will provide other insights to other policies, because of the many issues linked to this topic. Some issues, being job creations, corrupt government, and economic growth. Those are just a few issues that I was able to obtain through some research.

When I start my paper I will focus on a couple of main points. First I will address what I'm talking about then, provide sufficient information on what that is. Then I will describe its importance to the paper and American society. I would then identify some goals of the act. Next, I would talking about some key features that support my hypothesis, such as, percentage of people versus wealth, how trickle down effect doesn't work, does it lead to economic growth, does it lead to job creations, destruction of unions, and the longer life span of the rich. Those are just some of the supporting points that I have brainstormed. These points will most likely change throughout the time of writing this paper.

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