ISSUE

DEMOCRATS

REPUBLICANS

Poverty

Poverty is a moral problem that drains our economy and should be eliminated.

Poverty lowers wages and increases corporate profits.

Healthcare

US Healthcare should be the best in the world and cover everyone.

US Healthcare should be profitable for drug companies.

Education

Education expands our economy and advances liberal and progressive ideals and should be improved.

Education advances liberal and progressive ideals and should be contained. 

Environment

The environment is limited and keeps us all alive and healthy and should be protected.

The environment is a resource to be exploited for profit.

Strong
Defense

Defense spending should favor the troops.

Defense spending should favor defense contractors.

Strong Economy

Strong economy means fair markets and fair wages.

Strong economy means free markets and slave wages.

Government

Better government means a better quality of life for every citizen.

Smaller government means paying corporate contractors three times what we pay government workers for the same work.

Taxes

Taxes should be fair and simple according to your ability to pay and enjoy the benefits of secure commerce, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Taxes should have complicated loopholes that favor the very wealthy and privileged.

Values

Lucifer was cast out of heaven for believing he was more deserving than all others.  Pride is the first of the 7 deadly sins and is the root of all evil. Greed is the second deadly sin.  Therefore we should heal the sick and feed the poor.

Pride is good. Greed is good.  Help the wealthy and ignore everyone else.  Wrap yourself in the flag and claim moral authority and no one will notice.

Deficit Spending

Reckless deficit spending weakens our country and steals from our children.

Deficit spending weakens democratic social programs and increases corporate welfare.

Abortion

Abortion should be rare, safe and legal and can only be reduced by reducing poverty and improving healthcare and education.

Make abortion illegal so we can wash our hands and ignore the increase of infant mortality and poverty.

Death Penalty

The death penalty should be abolished because it perpetuates an irreversible cycle of violence against poor, non-white people.

The death penalty should be expanded because it perpetuates an irreversible cycle of violence against poor, non-white people.

Social Security

Social Security is poverty insurance that speeds up economic recovery and prevents a depression during a serious economic downturn.

Social Security should be handed over to the stock market which defeats the purpose of it and would expand poverty and lower wages.

Tort Law

Tort law protects every citizen from negligent and greedy corporations.

Tort law should be reformed to protect greedy corporations.

Cost of Medicine

The cost of medicine should favor sick people.

The cost of medicine should favor drug companies.

Stem Cell
Research

Stem cell research should be used to heal the sick.

Stem cell research could cure diseases and cut drug company profits.

Gay Rights

Gay rights are self evident human rights that should be equal.

Gay rights should be used to scare straight people.

Gun Control

Guns should be restricted from criminals and from our children.

Guns should be available to everyone, including assault weapons.

Corporate Influence

Government of, by and for the people means corporate and private wealth should have no influence on our government.

Corporate America means government should be controlled by corporate and private wealth.