We are all complex creatures, we don’t necessarily agree on many issues and that’s a fact. We all want freedom, the chance for prosperity, our children to be safe and many more issues we want to fix however the argument is how we should achieve these things. Today, the country faces with two major political parties to choose from; Democrat and Republican. With disregard of the political parties, they’re usually aligned with two political ideologies; liberal and conservative. Both being vastly different from each other on how the government should fix the nation’s problems and individual rights with social issues as well. On the study of what determine what ideological side you land on is political socialization. Where you grew up, family ties,
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Conservatism has been in the country for a long time. Since the beginning of the country because of the rule from Britain when America was colonized by the British. Conservatives strongly believe a large government poses a threat to the individual freedoms. Underneath the presidency of Ronald Reagan, conservatism became widely popular with many Americans. He cut taxes, increased the budget in the military, continued deregulations, and held strong family values. Making him and conservatism highly popular in the 1980s and so on. According to conservatives what government the people need is best held in state and locality government. Conservative beliefs are complete opposite to that of liberals, such as in favor of a free market. Allowing businesses and corporations to do whatever they want works best for the people and Job opportunities. For the economy conservatives are in the favor of trickledown economics. Which states if the wealthy and corporations get huge tax breaks, they’ll create jobs and share their wealth down the socioeconomic latter. The belief that this form of economic is best suited for the people and paves the opportunity for jobs to be created. On the issue of taxes, conservatives are with a regressive tax; which is a flat tax for everyone. Conservatives believe the government shouldn’t create social programs that help the poor because that doesn’t
Conservatism has been in the country for a long time. Since the beginning of the country because of the rule from Britain when America was colonized by the British. Conservatives strongly believe a large government poses a threat to the individual freedoms. Underneath the presidency of Ronald Reagan, conservatism became widely popular with many Americans. He cut taxes, increased the budget in the military, continued deregulations, and held strong family values. Making him and conservatism highly popular in the 1980s and so on. According to conservatives what government the people need is best held in state and locality government. Conservative beliefs are complete opposite to that of liberals, such as in favor of a free market. Allowing businesses and corporations to do whatever they want works best for the people and Job opportunities. For the economy conservatives are in the favor of trickledown economics. Which states if the wealthy and corporations get huge tax breaks, they’ll create jobs and share their wealth down the socioeconomic latter. The belief that this form of economic is best suited for the people and paves the opportunity for jobs to be created. On the issue of taxes, conservatives are with a regressive tax; which is a flat tax for everyone. Conservatives believe the government shouldn’t create social programs that help the poor because that doesn’t