Views on Major Issues

	Democrat	Republican
Philosophy	Liberal, left leaning	Conservative, right leaning
Economic Ideas	Support minimum wages and progressive taxation (higher tax rate for higher income brackets); favor more government regulation	Oppose raising taxes for anyone, including the wealthy; wages should be set by the free market
Social and human ideas	Based on community and social responsibility	Based on individual rights and justice
Military issues	Support decreased spending	Support increased spending
Gay marriage/abortion	Generally support	Generally oppose
Death penalty	Strong support, with a faction that opposes	Generally support
Taxes	Support progressive taxation; may raise taxes to fund government programs	Support flat tax (same rate for everyone); oppose raising taxes
Government regulation	Support regulation as needed to protect consumers	Oppose regulation; believe it blocks free capitalism and job growth
Healthcare policy	Support universal healthcare with government involvement; support Obamacare	Support privatization of healthcare for efficiency; oppose most of Obamacare
Immigration	Oppose deportation; support a pathway to citizenship for certain undocumented immigrants	Oppose amnesty for undocumented immigrants; support stronger policing at the border

Source: Democrat vs. Republican
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