Why do so many Democrats think that Republicans are all Wealthy?
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Republicans  have historically been a wealthier contingent of voters because of one simple reason: graduated tax.\n\nThink about it, let's say that Bill Gates is going through the grocery store line behind you.  You pay $1.50 for a loaf of bread.  When they ring his up, they say, "For you Mr. Gates, that will be $1,500."\n\nMost people would say that isn't fair. Just because someone can afford to pay a certain amount, they shouldn't have to. Everyone uses the same postal system, Army, legal system, etc. Rich people shouldn't have to pay more.\n\nDemocrats, conversely, believe that rich people should pay more to support the poorer people to create a more socialist society.\n\nI do believe that if you have money to help other people, you should, government shouldn't force you to donate to programs you don't believe in.\n\nI hope that helps--Read "Atlas Shrugged." It will change the way you think about economics!
144710
The Democrats want the Poor to remain Poor.\n\nThe Republicans want everyone to have a chance to get ahead regardless of what class you belong to.
1012467
Because they use the useless social programs and free government handouts to BUY VOTES from their shiftless lazy and ignorant base.\n\nYou know whom I'm talking about - People who say things like "How bout being pi**ed of at the wealthy at not paying their fair share of taxes" - Even though the facts clearly show that the rich PAY MOST OF THE INCOME TAXES - The Top 50% of income earners pay 96.54% of All Income Taxes - The Top 1% Pay More Than a Third: 34.27%\n\nLiberals can't take the truth because it exposes their arguments for what they are - completely based in emotion and void of any facts.\n\nStop whining liberals - your ideas for running the country suck - deal with it.
221633
As far as demographics go, a majority of registered republicans are undereducated, while most people who associate with the democratic party have a high level of education...\n\n\nnot to mention, look at who the republican's leader is...
938565
hmmm.....don't they have a choice of more then two parties in the u.s,that's called real democracy u know,it does not matter which of the two evils wins both apply the same form of politics.i would agree with you though that the republicans do stand for the rich. (money talks  in a capitalist world)
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Are you SURE the democrats were ruining the country? By some people's perspective, the dems did more for america than the republicans ever had, the republicans being primarily interested in getting rich. I don't mind the idea of going out and making a buck, but at the same time there's an issue of \nwhat kind of society we want to end up living in, what kind of world we want to end up living in, and so forth. Bush and the GOP have driven the country further into debt in less time and they won't be leaving a budget surplus when they're gone, either. \nI think the democrats are more 'in tune' with having the public involved in running the country than the republicans have been,\nhence the name, democrats, and the republicans have done a great job of alienating people both in america and beyond, I think.\n\nThere's liberal conservatives out there too, fence-sitters, so don't think of the GOP as the be-all, end-all vehicle of your anti-liberal crusade, and likewise there are democrats out there with conservative views, too, I guess nothing's ever 100%. \nAt the end of the day though, neither democrat nor republican wants to say the magic words, 'budget cuts', the necessary medicine to choke back on unnecessary spending and reduce wasteful practices, you know, the kind of thing your average business has to do in order to stay IN business. There's a heapin' helpin' of common sense that needs to be applied to all this faux feuding between parties, we don't need 'good politician/bad politician' charades to keep driving up the debt and driving down public credibility of some of thes clowns, Congress has a lower approval rating than Bush does, and that's not by accident. Truth is, people want reform, but there isn't one candidate out there running on THAT platform....you tell ME what it's going to take to get the GOP to remedial math class! LOLOL
54910
Republicans like to spend money for roads, justice, military, and legal issues.   Their moto is to keep government out of Americans lives.  When money is spent on any of these, we the people see our lives get better. (Watch the history channel. . .military marvels).  Republicans want the private corporations to spend corporation money on Democratic issues (social, enviromental, and human rights).  This is why Pres. W. Bush is using his father and former Pres. Clinton to raise money for the tragic event in 2005.  \n\nDemocrates like to spend money for social issues, enviroment issues, and human rights issues.  Again these are noble and worthy causes that come back to benefit the American public.  They also need to spend money meeting the basic principals of Republician spending (Road, Justice, Military, and Law).  Thus, Democrates often overspend.
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diamond dave is wrong. studies do show a tendency of college educatoin level-or higher-to vote liberally; however, there are other studies that show the more wealthy an individual becomes, the higher the tendency is to vote republican. The republican party seems to help out the elites while running on moral platforms supported by uneducated bible belters who think-for some reason liberals can't figure out-that those issues are important matters for congress to discuss: these people usually vote against their self-interests. Diamond D was right about the part on asking the government for assistance, though. Democrats are more likely to ask for some kid of aid.
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There are as many good republicans out there as there are "good democrats". If no democrats are good in your eyes, maybe no republicans are good in a democrat's eyes.\nAnd the democrats aren't always the ones pointing fingers. There could easily be a case for the republicans doing that.\n\nSpeaking of childish, isn't it kind of childish to threaten to move if things don't go just how you wanted them to?
969766
democrats used to stand for the working class - the tried and true american while the repiublicans for the "rich".  that, however is no longer the case.  the democrats stand for the hand outs - keeping people in the same rut instead of getting them off their butts and helping them up from the poverty or low income levels.  the republican's are now standing for what the dem's used too - conservative values.  i think to my grandfather - staunch union worker and democrat. he would be utterly dusgusted with the fact that the dem's are so liberal in the values and cut and run tactics in the war on terror.
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You must read your newspaper very closely, you are right.  The reason is because the republican agenda is to put their self-aggrandizement over the common good.  This isn't to say that democrats are righteous and sagacious, but they seem to be much less corrupt and full of bologna than the republicans (have you seen Hastert lately? he looks like Humpty Dumpty).
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Through the years, republicans have been in favor with the rich, and they stand for things which would make rich people richer at the expense of the poor.  They are in favor of building up the military, because that's how many of them get rich.  They seem indifferent to human suffering.\n\nWhen Republicans are having trouble with the polls, their first move is to pick a fight with some little country, rally the troops, and wrap themselves in the flag.  Unfortunately for the current George, he wasn't smart enough to pick a war that he could win in a few weeks, and when the infrastructure collapsed, he was left holding the bag.  \n\nRepublicans who want to pass on more than two million dollars to their children are upset because there is an estate  tax on the amount over this figure, and want to eliminate the estate tax altogether.\n\nUnder the current administration, the national debt, which had been decreasing under Clinton, has been ballooning out of control.  The whole expense of the Iraq war has been not even included in the national budget.  There has not been any revenue-raising measure to pay for this war, which means that our children will be paying the cost, along with the expenses which arise in their own time.\n\nRepublicans now seem to want to silence scientists worldwide which warn of global warming.  This is because the ultra-rich are making money from oil and industries don't want to have to spend money to correct their dangerous practices.\n\nThough Theodore Roosevelt, a republican, started the national parks and conservation, the present republicans are more in favor of cutting down the trees and selling them for a profit, and gutting conservation measures wherever it's  possible to make a profit doing so.\n\nConservative one-issue fundamentalist Christians have become unlikely bedfellows of the republicans.  It seems they can forgive their greed in order to get the power to force their moral choices on the unconverted.\n\nDemocrats have been the party of the working people, and favored programs that would benefit the weakest in our society at the expense of the rich. These are the people who could live very well on the interest from two million dollars. They are the first to suffer when the economy turns. They are the ones who have to bear the brunt of failed environmental, economic, and social programs.  \n\nIt's thanks to the democrats that we have a minimum wage, social security, child labor laws, health care for the poor, workplace safety laws.  Working people who have less than two million dollars to pass on to their children tax-free stand to benefit most from a democratic government.\n\nChristians who believe in the dignity of every invividual and their ability to make their own moral and spiritual choices are numbered with the democrats.
98356
I have never figured out how middle class and below would vote for a republican even if he was the only one on the ballot. But they do, they actually beleive that bullsh it. How dumb does a person have to be to keep shooting theirselfs in the foot. Have they lost their way. Ask Bill Gates or someother rich Bast ard.
1157002
well you know the old saying or.. the republicans do to the country what the democrats do to there secretary's.\n\nso maybe there jealous
860294
Republicans usually pull for the upperclass and dems pull for lower/middle class
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I wish it were so simple. Yes, the people certainly are manipulated by the political elite. These elite are powered by funding from various sources. But clearly these sources differ for democrats and republicans.\nCorporate and evangelical are the most prominent backers of republican candidates, which leads to governmental support for these interests.\nDemocrats are supported relatively more by unions, education associations, environmental groups, for example, with consequent impact on their policies.\nThe powerless obviously are left out in the cold, and are not well represented by anyone.\nSo, the similarity between parties is that both are supported monetarily to support policies of special interests, and they do. The difference, however, in these policies is huge.\nJust as an example--the military-industrial complex and energy interests are prominent players in the Bush administration. Guess what corporations have made out like bandits? Halliburton, Exxon, etc.\nWould the democrats be selling off public lands? Probably not. Promoting legislation to weaken social security? No. Helping Halliburton? Probably not. Promoting legislation to strengthen public education funding? Probably.
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seriously, the republicans don't ONLY care about the wealthy and powerful.  my family, friends, and boyfriend and his military guys are all 100 percent republican and not wealthy, nor powerful.\n\nare they both hypocritical?  YES.  but don't make stupid assumptions.