democrats want to improve the nation by taking all your money, paying thousands of bureaucrats (who's jobs dont even need to exist....) to take care of you and your every need because you are not smart enough to do it yourself, you need your loving caring government to do it for you
republican's want to take less money, leaving you with more and allowing you to make decisions and take responsibility for your actions.
libertarians want to take even less(abolish income tax, get needed money from tariff's, etc[tariffs also help US buisness by promoting purchasing domestic goods]), and let you have the personal freedom to do pretty much anything you want
I know my view may be considered extreme...although I think a few of you may agree
