Breakdown of Political Extremists
Uploaded by eekerteeker on Oct 02, 2007
The United States government is a democracy. In a democratic government every citizen within the country gets to have a say in what decisions are made. In order to get their opinions heard, people join political parties and vote for candidates who represent their position in the government. People who become over enthused about politics, whether it is voters or the politicians themselves, are known as political extremists. Political extremists can be categorized into three main groups: ultraconservatives, ultra-liberals, and know-nothings
Ultraconservatives are part of the Republican Party. They normally oppose raising the minimum wage, and universal heath care, but support tax cuts for the rich. This is because many ultraconservatives tend to be part of big businesses, or large corporations. In order to save money and get richer, the corporations want the minimum wage stays low, and they do not want to pay more money to ensure that all of their employees have full healthcare benefits. Since the corporations are making more money, they now want to hold on to it. Once they are richer, they do not want their taxes getting raised. Typically ultraconservatives are very religious Christians. Due to their fervent religious beliefs, ultraconservatives often overlap their strong religious beliefs with their political ones. For example ultraconservatives are almost always opposed to same sex marriages. This is because the Christian doctrine states that homosexuality is a sin. Some examples of ultraconservatives include politicians such as George W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, and John McCain.
Ultra-liberals are part of the Democratic Party. They support raising the minimum wage, and universal healthcare. They also support more tax brackets with higher pay percentages in the brackets designated for the rich. This is because many ultra-liberals tend to be poorer, and part of the working class. Ultra-liberals want everyone to have the equal chance to live comfortably, so they discourage people from having too much money while others have nothing. Raising the minimum wage would ensure that everyone would make at least enough money to support themselves, and their families. Having universal healthcare would ensure that anyone who cannot afford to buy medicines, or see a doctor regularly, would still be able to get the medical attention they need. Also, having more tax brackets would ensure that people are less likely to have to pay unaffordable amounts money to the government that. Having a higher percentage of money taken from people in higher...