| DEMOCRATS |
ISSUE |
REPUBLICANS |
| Taxes are good. Support targeted tax cuts to
engineer the economy and society. Rich should
pay more taxes. |
TAXES |
High taxes destroy jobs and initiative. Support
lowering income taxes and capital gains taxes. Also
want to drastically reform the income tax to a flat tax or
substitute it with a national sales tax |
| Big government is good. Oppose abolishing any
governmental programs or departments. |
BIG GOVERNMENT |
Government should be as small and efficient as possible. Many
federal agencies need to be abolished. |
| Support greater federal funding and control of
education. Support Goals 2000. |
EDUCATION |
Reduce federal spending and control of education. Education
should be controlled at the local level. |
| Support incremental steps toward a national health care
system. |
HEALTH CARE |
Government involvement in health care caused high costs
in the first place. Allow Americans to choose
their own health care through Medical Savings Accounts. |
| Support quotas and government intervention. "Mend
it, not end it." |
AFFIRMATIVE
ACTION |
Support equal rights to all without quotas or
preferential treatment. |
| Favor reduced military spending and reject any missile
defense system. Believe that a reduced
military will insure peace. |
NATIONAL DEFENSE |
Favor building a strong missile defense system and
increased funding for the military to restore morale and
preparedness. Believe that a strong military will insure
peace. |
| Allow American troops to serve under U.N. authority. Submit
U.S. to international jurisdiction. |
AMERICAN
SOVEREIGNTY |
Oppose subordinating the U.S. to any international
authority. |
| Prefer special privileges for certain protected groups
of society. |
RULE OF LAW |
Believe that it is important for a free and just society
to have rule of law that is fair and equal to all. |
| The free market can be dangerous and should be highly
regulated, taxed, and controlled by government. |
FREE MARKET
(Business) |
The free market is what makes our freedom and prosperity
possible and it works best for all with the least
government intervention. The government's
intervention in free market should be to protect against
wrong-doing. |
| People are victims of societal forces and circumstances
and are not always to be held responsible for their
behavior or life situation. |
INDIVIDUAL
RESPONSIBILITY |
In a free society, everyone is accountable for their
behavior and situation in life. |
| Welfare is charity and compassion for the poor. |
WELFARE |
Welfare destroys human initiative, hope, and community. We
should work to move all able-bodied people from welfare.
Private charitable institutions do a better job of helping
the needy than the government. |
| Believe that we need more gun control laws and
restrictions. |
SECOND AMENDMENT
(RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS) |
Support the right to bear arms as guaranteed by the
Second Amendment. |
Plum
Borough Republican Committee
