I believe that the Left (Liberal) Party would be the best party to serve our country. I find that a liberal party truly reflects the wants and needs of the voter, not just because the voters who choose the party want the party but also because the party itself is based on the idea that people have freedom of choice.
Liberal control of the United States would be positive by giving citizens the right to make choices for themselves, making the majority of the population happier. Those citizens who believe in one thing could act in that fashion and those who believe in another thing could act in their own way. The majority of people that would not want freedom of expression would be those intolerant of others, which is not something I think our country should promote. After all, wasn’t our country originally created to establish tolerance and promote equality? The government regulation of business would help keep our economy steady and could prevent monopolies from forming. People in need could be sure that the government is always there to support them if needed. Our country being mostly Liberal would also promote environmental action, which would improve how other nations view the United States. Being “green” is beneficial in the long term for everyone on the planet, not just U.S. citizens.
However, Left ideals also have their drawbacks. For some people, choices that would be available in a Liberal government would be considered unethical or disturbing. For those citizens, the United States may no longer be somewhere they feel comfortable living. If the government controlled all business, the government could also control prices and availability of all products and services to the public. This much control by the government could cut our economy short and potentially lead to a reduction of other freedoms, such as freedom of speech. A company that could use surplus money to create innovative new products might not have the excess money if the government is too strict. Government support for the disadvantaged might encourage some individuals to work less hard or rely solely on the government for income. In these ways, a Liberal government is not very dissimilar from a Communist government, which many people in the United States fear. The preserving the environment, while a good cause, could be seen by some as a fruitless effort and a waste of space. Preserving areas in nature could prevent further development, and money spent on aiding the environment would have virtually no payback.
Sources:
-The Conservative Party of New York State
http://www.cpnys.org/
-Liberal Party of New York
http://www.liberalparty.org/
-World’s Smallest Political Quiz
http://www.theadvocates.org/quizp/index.html
-Encyclopaedia Britannica
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/339129/Liberal-Party
Random Economics (Take two)
16 years ago
1 comment:
Very informative and well-reasoned discussion of why the extremes can be problematic for all. The insight that liberal positions present options that not all find reasonable and that businesses need profits to develop new products and services shows the difficulties that real problems pose when the rhetoric of the sides is exposed for what it is. The problem of pure communism is not that it is evil, but rather that individuals are perhaps too selfish to work for the common good without incentive. Capitalism provides incentives, but at the cost of ideals other than gain. In life, seldom are our choices as simple as good and bad. Often they are a balancing of competing incentives and goals. It is important to be truthful at all times is a wonderful platitude, but taken to its ultimate extreme can mean both disenchanting children about Santa and the Tooth Fairy and also saying unsolicited mean things to people about their appearance or personality. As justice needs to be tempered by mercy, so also truth must be tempered by love and caring. imho-ymmv
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