Democrats VS Republicans

The United States was a country built on the idea of Democracy a system of government that recognizes “equality and freedom” for all. The two political parties that stemmed from these beliefs are the Democratic and Republican. They’re both a product of democracy, in which all men are created equal. These political parties share the same goal to decide who gets what, when and how. They both govern the United States in terms of welfare, national defense, taxation, and legislation. They both are forms of governing by the “people or by elected representatives of the people” (Allen 123). However the Democratic Party does a better job of representing the majority in terms of taxation and social issues and the Republican Parties strong stance on national defense have kept Americans safe.

Historically the Democratic Party has leaned in favor of taxation and many people are opposed to that, but without it the wealthy minority would take an even larger percentage of this nation’s income. Taxation, bureaucracy and large government don’t sound so good but the idea behind them is to create jobs and provide for a more even distribution of wealth. Taxes fund schools, support welfare programs, help to build roads, and public facilities. Many of the people that are opposed to taxes benefit the most from them.

Republican Tax cuts only benefit the wealthy minority by minimizing surtaxes on incomes that are far above average. These wealthy minorities earn their money off the backs of working class Americans. Republicans believe that fewer taxes are better to stimulate economic growth, but the only growth we see is the growing pockets of the wealthy few and the growing gap between working class incomes and corporate dictators.

On the other hand putting too much faith in diplomatic approaches to resolve conflict, the Democrats have failed their country in terms of national defense. Diplomacy has its advantages, but we all know actions speak louder than words. President Woodrow Wilson’s failure to act during the early stages of World War I resulted in the deaths of almost 1,200 innocent civilians, when the German U-boat U-20 attacked the British passenger vessel Lusitania.

However the Democratic Party is more liberal in its views of social restrictions and favor control over enterprise, commerce, and taxation. Democrats are pro choice in terms of abortion, and lean towards equal rights. The Republican Party believes in little government control, lower taxes to stimulate economic activity, and less control over commerce with more over social issues. They generally represent religious groups, are pro-life, and recognize the unity of marriage in a traditional fashion and are opposed to same sex marriage. Although both the Democratic and Republican parties stand for valuable ideas the Democratic Party better represents the majority.

Social freedoms are important to Democrats. Typically they are pro choice with regards to abortion. They believe in separation of church and state and equal rights for homosexuals. Homosexuality is genetic with one abnormal chromosome. Why is it ok for us to discriminate against sexual orientation? Why do Republicans insist that marriage is a union between men and women?

Both political parties have their faults and make mistakes, but the Democratic Party does a better job of rewarding hard work creating jobs and sharing the success of this nation. By cutting taxes for the wealthy and restricting social freedoms the Republican Party has been unfair to blue collar Americans that represent the majority. The party has failed to recognize social freedoms and equality.