You Have An Opportunity, Now What?

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Opportunity: The wealth gap in Florida is the 5th largest in the United States according to CNBS and Gainesville has also ranked nationally in wealth disparity, according to 25/7 Wall St and Richard Florida's book "The New Urban Crisis".

The opportunity is to lower the gap between high income and lower income households in Gainesville, Florida.

2.
The who: Citizens of Gainesville, Florida
The what: face one of the biggest recorded income disparity rankings in the United States
The why: Gainesville is a small city with a large university. On top of that, UF does very little to combat the disparities those in the city face.

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Testing the who: There are definitely others that fit my need, even when it comes down to specifically why they have this need. Universities that drain the city of funding and resources is a nationally recognized problem, but it is rather taboo to bring it up because it is generally agreed that universities should be well funded and have the ability to receive tax breaks. But many towns around America experience this issue.
Testing the what: Not all citizens are negatively impacted by the wealth disparity. However, Gainesville's poorest 20% generate less that 2% of the region's income. The bottom 20% will be the population I will be focusing on.
Testing the why: The University has made strides when it comes to medical research. Once someone needs medical attention, UF is good at providing. But when it comes to helping those who need it most, UF hasn't been contributing. Don't get me wrong, the city could also be putting in more work. More needs to be done to fund homeless shelters and programs for those in a state of poverty. So UF is a large reason, but not the only reason.

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Interview 1:
I interviewed a fellow student who grew up in a low-income household. They agreed that UF should do more for the city of Gainesville, because the city is trying to lower the income gap. The student says that they are not paying for their education because they got scholarships not associated with the University, so they would be relatively unaffected if UF allocated more of its money to support Gainesville.
Interview 2: 
I interviewed a professor. The professor that I interviewed seemed relatively moved by what I had to say, but also said that the agreements have been in place, so those in administrative positions at UF don't want to break too many precedents to pay more money to the city.
Interview 3:
I interviewed my father who has been in Gainesville since the early 90s. He says that he's noticed not only an increase in disparity, but also an increase in those who are unemotional about the disparity. The city has kicked all of the homeless out of Bo Didley and neighborhoods are becoming more and more segregated.
Interview 4: 
I interviewed another student who disagrees with my position. They say that Gainesville gets too much money from GRU and doesn't use it to their advantage. This student says that real economic change will come from the free market rather than be government led.
Interview 5:
I interviewed one of my high school teachers. They have noticed a slight improvement in the way that at least the secondary education system aids in income inequality. Alachua County schools are now giving free lunch to everybody, regardless of income.

Most people generally agreed that this was a problem. It is hard to argue against that. Most of the disagreements came with how to solve the problem- which is the difference between Sociology and Political Science- Sociology identifies the problems and Political Science solves those problems from different positions.

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Now I know that there are several ways to approach this problem. Also the University attributes to the problem, many other Gainesville organizations and facilities also don't do much to combat the problem.