Why should a person whom makes less than $60,000 a year,  support the views of the republican party?
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Why should a person who owns MORE than $60,000 per year support the views of the Republican Party? \n\nThe Republican Party works for the big industrials, ensuring that US Government policy is manipulated to meet the requirements of the corporations. There is no way that can be said to be Government for the people - no matter how much people earn!
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The Republican party favors unrestrained capitalism.  They hold the belief that a free economy can most eficiently provide for the needs of the country.  They also promote 'personal responsibility', in which a person who suffers bad outcomes is roundly blamed for not anticipating their dire circumstances and planning better.  This can be seen currently in the high number of contractors deployed in Iraq and the indifference to helping the Katrina victims.\n\nThe Democratic party holds that unrestrained capitalism has wrought great evil on the country in the past, (monopolies in railroads and Standard Oil, etc.) and that due to the great wealth and power of corporate entities, the government must provide protection to the individual via laws and regulations.  The democratic party favors a progressive income tax, believing that high incomes and corporations make heavier demands on the infrastructure and owe more  toward it's upkeep.  The top income tax in the US has declined from 90% in 1950 to the same persentage that the middle class pays, which has substantially raised the burden on the middle class.\n\nThese difference have been reduced to buzzphrases in the current political climate: MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL-COMPLEX and NANNY STATE, when the differences are much more clearly illustrated by current events.
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Unlike "nvlawyer"- "showbiz" folks are the same as most anything-supply and demand dictates how much they can demand for a paycheck, not the performers themselves. In the case of elected officials, I have often shared the belief and opinion that so many candidates are millionaires, and multimillionaires, that when they choose to go into "public office" for the "good of the their constituents" they should do it pro bono, i.e., for no pay, such as our Governor in California, "AHroldt" has.
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I myself have always wondered what would make hard working tax payers vote Republican. I thought it was common knowledge that Republicans work to benefit only the richest people in America, not the working class, which is the majority of us here. But it appears that all some people need is for some politician to say he's conservative and against abortion or gay marriage or illegal immigrants or whatever hot issue is in vogue at the time and these same hard working tax payers forget how much they may be struggling financially go and vote for him on "moral issues or family values". If you are not already rich before you vote Republican then you definitely won't become rich after you vote for them. If you have as much money as George Bush, or the likes then of course you should vote Republican because then he will be working for your interests.
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If you are so worried about all your money, why not just donate to a Republican campaign. If they win, they'll let you do whatever you want.. You could probably hire only illegals and not have to pay taxes either.
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Those few die hard conservatives who still back Bush are either in the top 10% income bracket in the country or they blindly follow the blind.   Since I doubt if we have too many millionaires in this forum, the Bush backers are just ignoring or not wanting to face the truth.  For one reason or another, mostly religion, they continue to defend their president even when he is wrong.  \n\nSimilar to the parent of a child whose child has just been caught doing something wrong red-handed, the parent will defend their child to the end.  Republicans are just defending their child.
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Voting Republican is one.
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Because the Republican party favors unrestrained capitalism and private citizens to look out for themselves, come Katrina or high water.\nGO BUSH \n- FAR  AWAY AND NEVER COME BACK!
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Yes, they would.  And especially if he/she were queer!  Republicans and hatred go together like peas and carrots!  Hatred and love of money alone are the two major forces guiding their lives!!
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It's not that the Republic party is against taxes... they use that as a ploy to convince the masses they are for small government and on their side.\n\nFortunately, the masses are a little wise to this ploy. We are able to see that while they do cut taxes, they give so much corporate welfare that we end up paying their revenue in other ways.\n\nFor example, while Bush was cutting our taxes, Pell Grants were made less, insurance premiums increased and many other things... not to mention that many lost their jobs and yes they were able to find work thereby keeping unemployment low; BUT, the new jobs were paying much less with less benefits.
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You shouldn't, you should be able to take care of your own money and not let other people do it for you. By doing so, you're money can grow much quicker as well. Bush tried to push for that but Dems shut him down.
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If you're working for a politician of one of the two major parties, the choice is pretty clear.  Which is why you probably chose the job anyway, because you believed in that party's platform.\n\nBut if you're a more generic government worker, you'd go with the party that supports your own leaning.  For example, Republicans are seen as better for the military and Democrats are seen as better for social programs.  As a result, you find a lot of military people voting Republican.
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Republicans believe that poor people have too much money, and rich people do not have enough.  So they support cutting taxes, as well as cutting benefits for poor people.  \n\nDemocrats believe the opposite.  So they support raising taxes, and raising benefits for poor people.
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Vote republican. Usually, they support tax breaks by imposing flat taxes in their place, hurting the lower and middle class while the rich enjoy a meager decrease in income. But keep in mind that since all the supporters of a flat tax are rich business tycoons and corrupt (or confused) politicians, you're going to end up with a nasty government any way you approach it.
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Politicians are politicians, so be skeptical no matter what.  However, someone is going to win so it's better to join in and vote than to sit on the sidelines.  As others have said, you basically have to shoot for the least worst.  Look at the party that most closely represents you; DON'T hang your vote on just one issue, like abortion, or capital punishment or whatever.  Look at the big picture.\nGenerally, Republicans think citizens can take care of themselves (financially) without federal input and they try to limit the amount of taxes forced on you.  They think businesses are good to have because they provide jobs to all of us and therefore we all have more money to spend in our society and this promotes even more businesses and makes the world go round.  Republicans do like there to be laws that maintain a certain minimum level of behavior and promote morals so that people aren't running around like animals.  Also, Republicans are not very forgiving of people who are criminals (especially violent criminals) and they are usually much tougher on crime than democrats.\nDemocrats, on the other hand, would like everyone to be at the same level.  They don't think it's fair if you are smarter than other people and work harder and make more money.  They want to take your money from you and give it to the weaker, less hard-working people so that everyone is equal.  They want the government to collect all the money and then dole it out as it sees fit (after taking out enough to keep the government people fat and happy).  They don't care what you do to yourself or other people.  They think all businesses are evil and yet they like them around so they can tax them, however their laws and taxes are the very things driving businesses away from the United States.  They think the government knows best.  They think criminals are all victims and can't help what they do so that we shouldn't punish them.
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Bush and his running mate are for keeping the money in there small circle of the wealthy.(Big business and corporations.)The middle to low income makeing republicans foolishly believe the money will flow downhill!Bushonomics (the rich get richer and the poor,well, they just stay poor.
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You shouldn't be represented by a "party".  You should be represented by a person.  \n\nAs you look around the political landscape, you'll see examples of liberal Republicans, like Olympia Snow or Arlen Spector, conservative Democrats, like Zell Miller and Bob Casey, and moderates from both sides, like Joe Lieberman or John McCain.\n\nAll are popular with their constituencies, I'd guess more because of their positions than their party affiliation.  As it should be...right?