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Actually big business is neither republican nor democrat. It is only capitalist. big business, for instance, would love "Hilary Care" for a solution to the health care "crisis". Ford and GM would love for the feds to assume their burdensome benefit plans. Big business will side with whatever party brings them their "pork".
Small business, on the other hand, is reliably republican. Taxation issues affect them the most of perhaps all citizens. Changes in tax policy determine not only the profitability of their business but also whether they can afford to hire additional employees and expand their business. They also do not possess the legal and lobbying staff that big business has in house, to protect their individual interests.
Some rough, debatable, definitions:
Paleo-conservatives: Believe in standing athwart history yelling, "Stop"
Conservatives: Believe the 1950's may have been the high water of American
culture.
Neo-conservatives: Conservative on taxes and defense. Somewhat socially
liberal. Frequently defined as liberals with teen-age daugh-
ters.
Liberals: Believe government is usually the best solution to the nations
problems.
Liberal Left: Believe the 1960's were the high water mark of American culture.
Loony Left: Believe that the Soviet Union had the right idea, was greatly
misunderstood, and that "can't we just all get along" is a valid
geo-political view-point.
Republican: 2 classes-economic and social conservatives with some blending
of the two classes.
Democrat: The party of the "Big Tent". You can believe anything and find a
home here. Sub-class: Blue collar democrat-may be socially and
economically conservative, but does not trust his boss.
Green: Typically Californians with a free supply of mind-altering drugs.
Generally feel that 1492 was the start of world decline.
Independents: People who will generally vote their pocket-book, but can, on
occasion swing wildly across the spectrum, voting for such
people as Georgian peanut farmers and B-movie actors.
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