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Republican Agenda for Election: Taxes, Regulations, Education and Reproduction

Many Republican candidates and Tea Party members are advocating or agreeing with many of the following ideas: The government should create a two-layer tax system. Those who make less than the poverty level should mostly be exempt from all federal income taxes. Those who make above the poverty level should pay a flat tax of 14% on all incomes exceeding the poverty level. • A flat tax of 5% should be levied on all incomes to be used exclusively for the national defense. • Education should be free up to 9th grade. Any schooling above 9th grade should be privatized and fully paid by the students and their parents. All real estate taxes at the federal and states’ level of education should be eliminated. • Any tax at a state level should be approved by a 60% of the eligible population. • All interstate highways and railways should be designated as “tollways” and the cost of the maintenance and expansion be paid by those who use those roads. • Any environmental regulation that would t

Republicans and Democrats: Capitalism vs. Workers’ Welfare

What is the nature of the political war between the Democratic leaders and the Republican candidates on the government's role in our society? We call our system a Capitalistic society. A society based on the principle of making profits and using our capitals to employ others to produce goods and services (workers) for making profits from the investment. We have been very successful as a Capitalistic system. The conflict between the two parties can be summarized by: Republican Party candidates advocate curtailment if not the elimination of the government’s control on making profits. Democratic Party leaders advocate protection for people who provide the services, their environment security, and income. Republican candidates challenge the leadership in the Democratic Party as a hindrance to freedom of making profits by creating many rules and regulations. The Republican leaders see these regulations as anti-job or anti-profit. They indicate these regulations reduce the profit