| Democrats... | Republicans... |
| ...believe that problem solving is an active, participatory process. |
...believe that problems will go away if ignored long enough. |
| ...fear that corporations have too much control over our government. |
...fear that the government has too much control over corporations. |
| ...believe it benefits all of us to help the weakest and the poorest among us. |
...believe it benefits all of us to help the wealthiest and most powerful among us. |
| ...believe large corporations would disembowel you and sell your organs to the highest bidder if the government didn’t stop them. |
...believe large corporations will always do what is best for the American people if the government stays out of the way. |
| ...believe everyone is entitled to health care regardless of their ability to pay. |
...believe everyone is entitled to jack squat if they can’t pay for health care. |
| ...believe too much of our money goes to crooked corporate executives who take government subsidies and pay themselves multi-million dollar salaries. |
...believe too much of our money goes to teachers who make $30,000 a year. |
| ...believe anything that helps the American people during a recession or a time of crisis is the true essence of patriotism. |
...believe anything that helps the American people during a recession or a time of crisis is the true essence of communism. |
| ...believe that we need to set high standards for clean air and drinking water. |
...believe that standards for clean air and water are burdensome over-regulation. |
| ...believe the President and Congress need to work together to create jobs during a weak economy. |
...believe that Congress should do nothing to create jobs and then blame the President. |
| ...believe that corporate polluters should be made to pay for the cleanup of their pollution. |
...believe that making corporations clean up their pollution is burdensome over-regulation. |
| ...believe our health care system exists solely for the purpose of making people healthy. |
...believe our health care system exists solely for the purpose of making a healthy profit. |
| ...believe Congress should be of the people, by the people and for the people. |
...believe corporations are the people. |
| ...believe that corporations have too much influence over Congress due to their lobbyists and huge campaign contributions. |
...believe the middle class has too much influence over Congress due to their voting and paying taxes. |
| ...believe we need to protect victims of corporate negligence by allowing Americans to file lawsuits against corporations. |
...believe we need to protect large corporations from lawsuits by Americans who’ve been victimized by them |
| ...believe that the rich should be taxed more than the poor and middle class. |
...believe that the rich should be allowed to keep all their wealth, except for the millions in campaign contributions they give to politicians. |
| ...believe that too much money in politics produces corruption and destroys the American way of life. |
...believe that money and corruption in politics are the American way of life. |
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