Earlier last week, President Obama had his State of the
Union address. At the address, one of the most important subjects that was
touched on was the raising of the national minimum wage. Obama says that the
minimum wage increase could lift incomes of up to fifteen million Americans,
and that this is an act of improving the crippling economy.
Despite the fact that this could be good for the American
economy, many Americans were reacting negatively to the announcement on a
variety of social networking sites. The hash tag "#minimumwage" was a
top trend on the networking site Twitter.
Thousands of people were discussing the announcement on the website, and
arguing the positive and negative effects of such a decision right now.
Such an event has come to make certain that social
networking sites are becoming an impertinent mode of media. With political
discussions occurring right as an event is happening, there are thousands of
opinions being shared with the world. Not only does this make it easier for
news to travel at a ridiculous speed, but it also makes citizens more informed
about politics and the government. With all of these discussions becoming
massively public and popular, a more informed society can lead to more radical
decisions in the future to help improve the government. Overall, social
networking sites are indeed leading to a more informed society.
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