Let’s get political!
Nowadays, it is important to know how different parties stand on certain issues. Here’s a political breakdown of the two major parties in order to know where they stand on issues relevant to us in 2020.
Liberal (i.e. Left) | Conservative (i.e. Right) | |
Representative Party | Democrat | Republican |
Business | Increase regulation and worker protection | Ease regulation and keep government out of business |
Taxes | Increase taxes | Cut taxes |
Abortion | Pro woman’s choice | Pro-life |
Social Spending | Increase spending to help low income, elderly, unemployed, or disabled people | Decrease or maintain the programs we have now. People should take care of themselves |
Defense Spending | Decrease or maintain spending | Increase spending on defense |
Death Penalty (Capital Punishment) | Ban | Maintain current penalty |
Governement Size | Increase the government and use more socialistic policies | Reduce the government and use more capitalistic policies |
World Peace | Negotiate first and only take military action if sanctioned by the U.N. and other world organizations | Work with world bodies and use negotiation, but take unilateral pre-emptive action if necessary to protect America |
Same Sex Marriage | Leaglize | Ban |
Affrimative Action | For (i.e. maintain race based preferences) | Againist (i.e. ban race-based preferences) |
ANWR Drilling | Prevent the Alaska drilling | Pursue this and other domestic oil sources |
Kyoto Treaty (agreement aimed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and the presence of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.) | Sign this treaty | Don’t sign this treaty |
Crime | Protect the rights of the accused first and foremost | Provide maximum punishment and protect the rights of the victim first and foremost |
School Vouchers (a certificate of government funding for a student at a school chosen by the student or the student’s parents.) | End the program | Expand this program |
Doctor Assisted Suicide | Allow | Prevent |
Missile Defense | Get rid of this program | Pursue this program |
Three Strikes Law (Mandatory life imprisonment if a convicted felon: (1) has been convicted in federal court of a “serious violent felony”; and (2) has two or more previous convictions in federal or state courts, at least one of which is a serious violent felony) | Overturn this law | Maintain and expand these laws |
Minimum Wage | Increase | Lower or eliminate all together |
Social Security | Increase age of beginning eligibility (to age 68- 70) and increase salary limits subject to tax | Privatize, i.e. allow citizens control over their money and allow stock investments |
Health Care | Make it 100% government controlled | De-regulate and introduce free market reform |
Personal Responsibility | Government needs to protect people from themselves | People should be responsible and held accountable for their own actions |
Malpractice Lawsuits | Do not cap punitive and pain/suffering damage amounts | Cap punitive and pain/suffering damage amounts |
Religion | Maintain seperation of church and state; prevent faith-based government initiatives | Introduce more religion in schools; allow faith-based initiatives |
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