Isn?t anyone here ashamed at the name calling? Where are the simple facts? Quotes from a radio talk show host? Come on. You want the real basic difference between liberals and conservatives? Here it is.
Liberals are good-hearted people. They care tremendously about their fellow humans. They feel good about the idea of giving money to good causes that help other people.
They feel that everyone should be cared for, and feel good that they vote to take care of their fellow man. They have a very altruistic view of things, wanting the best for everyone.
Conservatives feel that they don?t need to be taken care of. They feel that they should be responsible for their selves, and feel bad about the idea of someone else having to pay their way. Personal responsibility is a key phrase for them even though it isn?t spoken enough. Conservatives believe that any government assistance program should focus on helping people through rough periods and then getting those people back on their feet. If any help is offered, it should be offered in a way that enables the helped to be independent as soon as possible.
I think liberals feel that these people need help, and so help. The next step in though is missing! What should we do after they have been helped? By leaving this open-ended, liberals feel that they are giving these unfortunate folks a better shot at having a good life. This allows and in many cases forces people to be dependant on the government. I think liberals would argue that this is fine. We can support people ? we have the money. A conservative would say that these people aren?t infants to be cared for. Get them on their feet and on their own.
Morals? Conservatives have a set moral standard frequently set by the Bible. Now, whether or not you believe in the Christian Bible, the morals that it teaches are solid. You?ll find the same things taught in just about any other book of wisdom for a different religion. I think that liberals feel that there are no solid lines dividing right from wrong.
Killing is wrong.
Baby in womb conceived 8 months ago is alive.
Sucking the live baby?s brain from his skull while he is in the womb is killing the baby.
Therefore, sucking the live baby?s brain from his skull is wrong.
Where is the weakness in this argument? The baby hasn?t been born yet? That doesn?t negate the fact that the kid is alive. It is an argument, though, so maybe we should think about this a while? Is this being sensitive, or so open-minded in thinking that the openness of the liberal mind can allow logic to pass through like a colander with one big hole?
Are liberals bad people? Of course not. They just want to help by making the hole that someone is in be a bit more comfortable. I think they see morals as a dynamic thing that changes generation by generation, and they make laws to reflect that.
Are conservatives bad people? Of course not. They just want to help be providing a hand to get someone out of the hole, and then a pat on the back to get that person on his way. They see morals as a solid enduring thing that is constant through the ages.
Why am I a conservative?
I don?t believe that it is my right to force my desires for any project on others.
Liberals spend money liberally. They fight viscously to put money into causes that they consider important. My problem is that my money is just that. Mine. I worked for it. I should be allowed to decide where my money goes. Nobody should have the right to use it for things that aren?t completely necessary for our nation to run. Is there a good reason for me to pay to help out your cause?
I wouldn?t even consider trying to force people into donating to any cause by making the donation a law. That would be wrong. Immoral. It isn?t right to forcefully take money from anyone for my or anyone else?s benefit unless it is a debt that that person has rung up. I can listen to warm stories about how my money helps the less fortunate, or how my money is helping to but I never will understand why that makes it right for my money to be confiscated to pay for those causes. I think that liberals have a hard time understanding that wrongfully acquiring funds to support a noble cause is not noble. Every cent should be thought of as sacred. It is made of the blood, sweat, and ingenuity of the American people. If someone outworked, or outthought me, why should they have to pay more of their money to taxes than I do?
I don?t believe in tax cuts for the rich. Not because I am rich (I am nowhere near), but because the top 5% of income earners pay just over 55% of the tax burden. I understand that they buy bigger houses, nicer cars, etc., but how does that affect me? Should they be punished for being successful? Their nicer car probably does less damage on the road than mine. It probably helped create more jobs than mine. It wouldn?t bee too hard to argue that in maybe they should pay less. The large amount of money they spend has a better impact on the financial community than the smaller amount that I spend. I just don?t see how they are a greater debt to society than I am.
You want to know what?s fair? A completely flat income tax. Every dollar gets taxed regardless of who earned it. I think that the reason why the rich are taxed so highly is because if they weren?t, I wouldn?t be able to survive. If taxes were spread in such a way that all was fair, I wouldn?t have anything at all. That rich guy is paying a large portion of my ticket. Is that fair? A liberal would say that it was because the rich guy didn?t need his money as much as I need mine because he has more. A moral person would say that it isn?t morally correct to simply force something from someone?s hand simply because that person didn?t need it that bad.
I don?t believe in tax increases. There is no excuse for taxes to increase ? ever. As more people enter the population, those people also pay taxes. Efficiency comes into play, making these taxpayers? dollars stretch even further. Do you need more police/teachers/etc. in your city? That probably has something to do with more people in your city making trouble/children. More people = more taxable income = more money for police/teachers/etc. More money doesn?t need to be raised. It just has to be spent properly.
I?m done.
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