I'm a fiscal conservative/social liberal, I've never been a member of the Republican party, and I more than likely will never be a member (or join the Democratic party for that matter). The only way I would become a Republican would be if the GOP would shift to the leanings of Ron Paul or earlier, Barry Goldwater.
I am a firm believer in a small, fiscally responsible government... that is something that will never happen with democrats in charge, though there's only a slightly more likely chance it will happen with the GOP running things. People like myself "support" the GOP more than the dems generally because there's less likely a chance for more rampant social programs that expand the size and scope of government with them in charge. That being said, W was a big slap in the face as far as that goes... he used 9/11 to push his agenda to a sickening degree. But while W used 9/11, Obama has used the economy and health care; and that's no different in my mind. His administration has used the same scare tactics that the Bush administration did for 8 years, and yet those of you who threw a fit over Bush doing it don't bat an eye when dear leader does it.
As far as not being in the upper 2% of wealth... with the GOP in charge, I have a better chance of making my way to join that upper 2%. I also do not believe it to be fair (in any meaning of the word) to punish those of us who have made it to that level, so we can "take care" of the lower class. Yes, I do realize that not everyone in that 2% did anything to earn it, but generally members of their family did.
Democrats propose raising taxes on the so-called "rich" and businesses in order to "help" the working class. But what that does is provides an incentive for many companies to cut workers, raise prices, or take jobs elsewhere. So while the original intent was to help the working class, all it ends up doing in the end is hurting the very people it tried to help.
It seems as though most democrats believe that government should be the answer to everything. I strongly disagree with that view. Government should be limited by the scope provided to it by the Constitution.
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
I am a firm supporter of
State's rights; if a state would like to spend it's money on say, health insurance for everyone in the state, then by all means, go for it. So long as the people of the state are allowed to vote on it, and it doesn't cause that state to go into debt (which is a far worse crime against it's citizens than not providing health care to everyone).
I'd go into more detail, but I'm about ready to pass out from exhaustion at the moment, and my brain isn't working correctly anymore.
