U.S. Political Parties

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(03-18-2016, 05:02 PM)fredtoast Wrote: People may think they are being clever when they say this, but it is really pretty stupid.

The two main parties disagree on abortion rights, minimum wage, tax cuts, social spending, health care. the environment, immigration, foreign policy, and many other major issues.  They spend Billions of dollars fighting against each other because of these major differences.

You have to be politically ******** to think they are the same.  

What has changed about abortion, minimum wage, immigration or foreign policy between Bush and Obama? Nothing, unless it came from a court ruling which has nothing to do with parties. No meaningful improvements have been mode to the tax system under either party. The amount taxed and spent may change, but debt is racking up either way. The Fed has the all meaningful control over the economy and literally all the control of the money supply. No candidate has been serious about changing any of that. Only a very small handful have even suggested auditing the Fed; most strongly oppose it.

Foreign policy? Because the dozen or so countries getting droned (if not bombed or invaded outright) see the glaring difference between a Bush bomb and an Obama bomb. Obama has deported more illegals than Bush. Immigration policy will remain basically the same as it has for decades under any of the current candidate - minus Trump. And most of his promises still aren't going to happen anyways, whether it's because he backs off or the courts don't allow him to do it.

Parties and candidates don't take campaign donations and spend billions because they are concerned about being different. They do it because they all just want to see themselves in power.

If "Neocon Corporatist" was an official party, they'd be endorsing 95% of politicians in America since the 60's.