Whats the Difference - Democrats and Republicans ?
By jason1308
@jason1308 (1586)
France
January 19, 2008 3:22pm CST
Trying to follow the US elections from Europe and can someone try to explain what the core differences are between The Democrat Party and the Republican Party as from a distance, they seem to virtually the same, unlike in Europe where you have parties to the Left, Socialists, parties in the Centre and those on the Right, Conservatives.
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@lucgeta (924)
• France
19 Jan 08
There are many differences between Democrats and Republicans in fiscal issues, tax, spending, foreign relations.
Tax: Democrats belief that high income people should be taxed with higher brackets while republicans usually want to cut taxes across the board;Fiscal issues: Republicans used to be more balanced - the last administration got out of hand with two wars and many threats - while Democrats are more relaxed except for Clinton that was very rigid;Spending: Democrats like to spend money in social programs while Republicans prefer investment in infra-structure
Foreign Relations: Republicans tend to be more isolationist than Democrats.
Gasp is more difficult to find differences in Europe than the US. I lived in Spain and France. And Tony Blair government is well-know for every one.
