Assignment Two With the establishment of a powerful two-party political system in the United States, the Democrats and Republicans – there are vital differences between the two which distinguish one from another and are founded on very powerful beliefs. Both political parties are beneficial to the United States in their own way, and both also have their downfalls. Examples of some different beliefs the two parties have are on tax policy, social issues, labor and free trade, education, and health care. Although the Democratic Party is the world’s oldest existing political party, I tend to lean towards the Conservative party for two reasons. One, being that I agree with the party more than with the liberal party, and two, most issues I find
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The primary reason for the tax policy that the Democratic Party supports is for raising certain taxes to provide for government spending, but in the big picture, the only thing it is achieving is hurting our economic growth. The conservative party has the idea that lower taxes create more incentives for people to work, save, invest, and engage in entrepreneurial endeavors. In reality, that is exactly what lowering taxes does. It is beneficial to our economy and encourages work and independence to all of the United States …show more content…
I agree and relate with the conservatives more than I do with the liberals, but there are times where I agree with the philosophies the liberal party has. But for the most part, when it comes down to the ultimate decision of which party I would chose, I consider myself a Republican. There is a certain type of republicanism that I fall towards, and that would be Fiscal Conservatism, which is the economic philosophy of prudence in government spending and debt, arguing that a government does not have the right to run up large debts and then throw the burden on the taxpayer (Philosophybasics.com). Since tax and education are two big issues for both political parties, it is essential in knowing which side you agree with. They are both very significant issue to me, and the fiscal conservatism philosophy would be the best fitting choice for my
The primary reason for the tax policy that the Democratic Party supports is for raising certain taxes to provide for government spending, but in the big picture, the only thing it is achieving is hurting our economic growth. The conservative party has the idea that lower taxes create more incentives for people to work, save, invest, and engage in entrepreneurial endeavors. In reality, that is exactly what lowering taxes does. It is beneficial to our economy and encourages work and independence to all of the United States …show more content…
I agree and relate with the conservatives more than I do with the liberals, but there are times where I agree with the philosophies the liberal party has. But for the most part, when it comes down to the ultimate decision of which party I would chose, I consider myself a Republican. There is a certain type of republicanism that I fall towards, and that would be Fiscal Conservatism, which is the economic philosophy of prudence in government spending and debt, arguing that a government does not have the right to run up large debts and then throw the burden on the taxpayer (Philosophybasics.com). Since tax and education are two big issues for both political parties, it is essential in knowing which side you agree with. They are both very significant issue to me, and the fiscal conservatism philosophy would be the best fitting choice for my