Political Parties- an explanation

In the USA, there are 2 political parties that matter. The democrats and republicans. Some would say that they aren't too different, others would argue the opposite. But what is a political party you may ask? Well, a political party can be any group of people with an agenda, if you really think about it. However, the definition that I will provide is a more simple and realistic one. A political party is basically an organized group of people with a political agenda. The people inside may have varying beliefs that range on a spectrum but fall under one similar agenda, like the democrats(arguably), or they could be much more organized and ideologically similar, like the Republicans. These two parties love to fight a lot and make it so each other can't progress society. Here in the USA it seems like the two parties with a monopoly on the government go back and forth for a reason. It kinda reminds me of the second largest GDP country, China with it's one party state. The people who support these different parties usually depend on where you look. On the coasts and major cities, people tend to be more supporting of the Democrats, and in rural areas in the middle of the country, they tend to support republicans. Just look at the lovely picture I put in!


The democrats tend to win the coasts and cities, because that's where the more educated (and rich) people live. With more education, people usually become more socially liberal, which is one of the big things of the democratic party. The democrats also support more taxes for social programs, and the coasts/cities also tend to have a lot more leftists who want better social programs. The republicans win in the rural areas because they like to champion "freedom and liberty" from the evil taxes that they have to pay to get the radical communist Obamacare. They are also a lot more socially conservative and christian, which allows for them to help get the bible belt vote. 

Back in 2017, the Donald passed a tax cut which cut taxes for all Americans, including the highest tax bracket. This probably felt good for some people who don't like getting taxed, but it also obviously cut some public services. One tax cut that he made was getting rid of a tax penalty for not having health insurance which totally helps the cause of getting affordable healthcare for everyone. The Congressional Research Service said that "pretax profits and economic depreciation (the price of capital) grew faster than wages," which means that shareholders benefited more from these cuts than the workers. More people became uninsured, the rich people benefited more, so it didn't really help the working class.


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