Political Parties: Differences Between The Democratic And Republican Party

There are several differences between the Democrat and Republican Party. Republicans are generally conservative, favoring a smaller government, while democrats are generally liberal, favoring a larger government. Concerning economic ideas, democrats are for a higher tax rates for higher income brackets and republicans support tax cuts for all income levels. Democrats are also more likely to support gay marriage and abortion, and favor strict gun control laws. Republicans, on the other hand, tend to oppose gay marriage and abortion and support gun ownership. Regarding health care, republicans are more in favor of private offices while democrats are for more government regulation of health care. An example of this would be ObamaCare (in 2010