Some of the Political Party Issues
Economy
Liberals/Progressives/Democrats/Socialists
Supports a market system in which government regulates the economy, including price and wage controls is best (Socialism). Government must protect citizens from the greed of big business but not the greed of big government. Unlike the private sector, the government is motivated by public special interest groups. Government regulation in all areas of the economy is needed to level the playing field.
Conservatives/Republicans/Individualism
Supports a market system in which government regulates the economy, including price and wage controls is best (Socialism). Government must protect citizens from the greed of big business but not the greed of big government. Unlike the private sector, the government is motivated by public special interest groups. Government regulation in all areas of the economy is needed to level the playing field.
Conservatives/Republicans/Individualism
Support a free market system, competitive
capitalism, and private enterprise to create the greatest opportunity and the
highest standard of living for all. Free markets produce more economic
growth, more jobs and higher standards of living than those systems burdened by
excessive government regulation, such as China, Russia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, Nicaragua etc
Healthcare
Liberals/Progressives/Democrats/Socialists
Support socialized medicine through new
taxes of 20.5%, at a minimum, on both employees and employers for government-controlled,
supported, and run health care for all residents, legal or illegal and not simply US citizens. The State of Vermont had to
abandon such a government-controlled and run health care for all plan after finding
that such a plan would need to increase payroll taxes and income taxes combined
by 20.5% or more. Such a Federal plan, as spoken about by Bernie Sanders and the Democratic Party would require further taxes on both corporations and individuals in
addition to any new payroll taxes mentioned above. There are millions of American residents who
can’t afford health care and are deprived of this basic right. Every
American resident has a right to affordable health care. The government should
provide equal health care benefits for all, regardless of their ability to pay. (Socialism)
Conservatives/Republicans/Individualism
Conservatives/Republicans/Individualism
Support a competitive, free-market
health care system so that All Americans have access to health care. The
debate is about who should pay for it. Government-run, controlled and supported health care programs (socialized medicine) result in higher costs and everyone receiving
the same poor-quality health care. Health care should remain
privatized. The problem of uninsured individuals should be addressed and
solved within the free market healthcare system – the government should not
control, administer or run healthcare for all.
Immigration
Liberals/Progressives/Democrats/Socialists
Support legal and illegal immigration and Open Borders. Support amnesty for those who enter the U.S. illegally (undocumented immigrants). Also believe that undocumented immigrants have a right to:
— all educational and health benefits that citizens receive (financial aid, welfare, social security and Medicaid), regardless of legal status.
— the same rights as American citizens. It is unfair to arrest millions of undocumented immigrants.
Conservatives/Republicans/Individualism
Support legal immigration only. Oppose amnesty for those who enter the U.S. illegally (illegal immigrants). Those who break the law by entering the U.S. illegally do not have the same rights as those who obey the law and enter legally. The borders must be secured before addressing the problem of the illegal immigrants currently in the country. The Federal Government must secure the borders and enforce current immigration law to be considered a nation under international laws. Support of a nation as an extensive aggregate of closely associated persons with each other by common descent, language and history, as a form of a distinct race, people, occupying a definite secure territory.
Support legal and illegal immigration and Open Borders. Support amnesty for those who enter the U.S. illegally (undocumented immigrants). Also believe that undocumented immigrants have a right to:
— all educational and health benefits that citizens receive (financial aid, welfare, social security and Medicaid), regardless of legal status.
— the same rights as American citizens. It is unfair to arrest millions of undocumented immigrants.
Conservatives/Republicans/Individualism
Support legal immigration only. Oppose amnesty for those who enter the U.S. illegally (illegal immigrants). Those who break the law by entering the U.S. illegally do not have the same rights as those who obey the law and enter legally. The borders must be secured before addressing the problem of the illegal immigrants currently in the country. The Federal Government must secure the borders and enforce current immigration law to be considered a nation under international laws. Support of a nation as an extensive aggregate of closely associated persons with each other by common descent, language and history, as a form of a distinct race, people, occupying a definite secure territory.
Religion &
Government
Liberals/Progressives/Democrats/Socialists
Support the separation of church and state. The Bill of Rights implies a separation of church and state. Religious expression has no place in government. The two should be completely separate. The government should not support religious expression in any way. All reference to God in public and government spaces should be removed (eg., the Ten Commandments should not be displayed in Federal buildings). Religious expression has no place in government.
Conservatives/Republicans/Individualism
The phrase “separation of church and state” is not in the Constitution. The First Amendment to the Constitution states “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…” This prevents the government from establishing a national church/denomination. However, it does not prohibit God from being acknowledged in schools and government buildings. Symbols of Christian heritage should not be removed from public and government spaces (e.g., the Ten Commandments should continue to be displayed in Federal buildings). The government should not interfere with religion and religious freedom.
Support the separation of church and state. The Bill of Rights implies a separation of church and state. Religious expression has no place in government. The two should be completely separate. The government should not support religious expression in any way. All reference to God in public and government spaces should be removed (eg., the Ten Commandments should not be displayed in Federal buildings). Religious expression has no place in government.
Conservatives/Republicans/Individualism
The phrase “separation of church and state” is not in the Constitution. The First Amendment to the Constitution states “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…” This prevents the government from establishing a national church/denomination. However, it does not prohibit God from being acknowledged in schools and government buildings. Symbols of Christian heritage should not be removed from public and government spaces (e.g., the Ten Commandments should continue to be displayed in Federal buildings). The government should not interfere with religion and religious freedom.
Social Security
Liberals/Progressives/Democrats/Socialists
The Social Security system should be protected at all costs. Reduction in future benefits is not a reasonable option. Social Security provides a safety net for the nation’s poor and needy. Changing the system would cause a reduction in benefits and many people would suffer as a result.
Conservatives/Republicans/Individualism
The Social Security system should be protected at all costs. Reduction in future benefits is not a reasonable option. Social Security provides a safety net for the nation’s poor and needy. Changing the system would cause a reduction in benefits and many people would suffer as a result.
Conservatives/Republicans/Individualism
The Social Security system is in
serious financial trouble. Major changes to the current system are
urgently needed. In its current state, the Social Security system is not
financially sustainable. It will collapse if nothing is done to address
the problems. Many will suffer as a result. Social Security must be
made more efficient through privatization and/or allowing individuals to manage
their own savings.
Taxes
Liberals/Progressives/Democrats/Socialist
Support Higher taxes (primarily for
the wealthy) and a larger government are necessary to address inequality/injustice in society (the government should help the poor and needy using
tax dollars from the rich, Socialism and Redistribution of Wealth).
Support a large government to provide for the needs of the people and create
equality. Taxes enable the government to create jobs and provide welfare
programs for those in need. Government programs are a caring way to
provide for the poor and needy in society.
Conservatives/Republicans/Individualism
Support Lower taxes and a smaller
government with limited power will improve the standard of living for
all. Support lower taxes and a smaller government. Lower taxes
create more incentives for people to work, save, invest, and engage in
entrepreneurial endeavours. Money is best spent by those who earn it, not
the government. Government programs encourage people to become dependent
and lazy, rather than encouraging work and independence.
Welfare
Liberals/Progressives/Democrats/Socialist
Support welfare, including long-term welfare. Welfare is a safety net which provides for the needs of the poor. Welfare is necessary to bring fairness to American economic life. It is a device for protecting the poor.
Support welfare, including long-term welfare. Welfare is a safety net which provides for the needs of the poor. Welfare is necessary to bring fairness to American economic life. It is a device for protecting the poor.
Conservatives/Republicans/Individualism
Oppose long-term welfare.
Opportunities should be provided to make it possible for those in need to
become self-reliant within a specific time frame. It is far more
compassionate and effective to encourage people to become self-reliant, rather
than allowing them to remain dependent on the government for provisions and
handouts that never end.
