Why do Democrats allow more government aid for the poor than Republicans do?

Answer 1

Because Democrats care for the people of this country and want to help make this a better place. The poor people need more help than the rich for obvious reasons. Republicans just like to make sure the rich and large corporations get huge tax cuts, and get richer while the poor get poorer. Poor people that vote Republican is like chickens voting for Colonal Sanders!

Answer 2

How long do you have?

Your question is far more complicated than you'd ever believe. First, it is never correct to group all Dems or all Repubs together. Within both parties, a vast array of policy positions exist.

That disclaimer aside, is also wrong to say, in general, the Dems prefer more government aid for the poor. Many Repubs favor huge expenditures of state and local aid, but want to keep the Federal government as removed as possible.

The type of aid is also a sticky point for people of both parties. Some Republicans have argued the the Democrats just want to throw money at the issue, not doing enough to build communities that want to take responsibility for grass roots assistance to "one's fellow man". Some Democrats have accused the "far right" of being so in favor of people "pulling themselves up by the bootstraps" that those Republicans don't care if "their fellow man" fails.

Somewhere in that rambling is the beginning of an answer.

Answer 3

Because democrats get money and use it for the country. in other words they are more about the people than they are about the government. Republicans feel that the government is a better use of the money because without the government this country we live in would go running down the drain next time it rains. Bith of these organizations make valid points though, but if your concern is money for the poor than you should probably vote democrat in the next presidential election. i have a small feeling that after this past presidency many peopl will be voting democrat. anyways choose wisely and do not make desicions solely on federally funded programs that give money to the poor.

Answer 4

They will both offer the same amount of government aid to the poor. Just the definition of poverty will change. To the Democrats, any family earning under about $20,000 a year would qualify for government assistance . To the Republicans only those families earning over about $20,000,000 a year would qualify.

Answer 5

Republicans hold a general belief of "dog eat dog." In other words, take care of yourself, because no one else is going to. You gotta beat the next guy or he'll beat you.

Democrats hold a general belief that "It takes a village to raise a child." In other words, we all need to pitch in and help each other, and the world will be a better place because of it.

Personally, I'm somewhere in the middle. Yes, we should offer help to those in need. However, many people in this country have lost all sense of personal responsibilty, and we're looking at 3rd- and 4th-generation Welfare families, not to mention all the abuse of the government programs. I think there should be short-term, temporary financial assistance programs.

Answer 6

because they are trying to help people...

Republicans seem to think that by not giving poor people anything, that will make them instantly start working... but through history, this has never been true, even though many times the poor have been given nothing...

the simple fact is... they need education on almost every level to be competent employees... and while the dem system may not give them quite the education I would like it to, it's giving them a means of survival and some do go on and make something of themselves, especially the children that may not have even lived through poverty with no assistance...

Answer 7

The two predominate political parties have evolved from the period during the formation of the US and can generally be said to represent opposing views on the appropriate role of the federal government. Basically, republicans believe the federal government should play a limited role in the lives of citizens and democrats believe a more active role is more beneficial.

Uh, and you better pick my answer as best b/c the other answers are just political opinions.

Answer 8

What makes you think that they do. All they seem to be doing is taking money from Sam the worker and giving it to Mike the Shirker. Where do you think that money is coming from, some kind of Space Lottery?

It would be better to find a job for Mike, give him some self-respect, make him feel good about himself. That's what needs to be done, not a lot of hog-wash talking noise that means nothing.

Answer 9

The truth is they dont,yes thats right they dont,check it out who gives in the Dem. party .(they dont) but they like to give other peoples money away cause they are all communists yes thats right,but they have a different standard for themselves they are to a man hypocrite's say they are for the poor ,against guns,for the environment but their actions say other wise,dont go by what they say but by what they do. Having said that yes the rich republicans are greedy too.

Answer 10

It is kind of like the quote "Give a man a fish, feed him for a day; Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime."

Liberals see that their only good playing cards are those of sympathy and empathy, if they are able to maintain the poors' interest by "feeding them for a day" from day to day, they are able to maintain power by not only the poor but those empathetic to the poor.

Republicans however, see that if you "Teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime" and therefore keep him out of government funds that could be used on more important things such as better education, which in turn, would ultimately eliminate poverty.