On May 21, 2009, the president Barack Obama gave a major speech where he outlined the views of his government on national security. Minutes later, former Vice President Richard Cheney gave a major conference that essentially denouncing Obama's positions on national security. Both speeches were widely covered by the U.S. press, which outlines the fundamental conflict of values visible. Define the trend of the current Democratic Party is quite difficult. Broadly, it can be said to represent the United States in the social. At least in economic policy that are more centrist Republicans, always ready to dismantle the welfare state. John Kerry, candidate for the presidential elections of 2004, had focused his speech at an economic policy favorable to the domestic industry.
Just as modern social democrats in Europe, the Democrats are not opposed to free market economy, and believe that market capitalism is the only economic system that can generate growth and prosperity. But that the State should intervene to reduce social imbalances, better distribute income and ensure equality of opportunity and thus create a "capitalism with a human face." They are enthusiastic advocates of the welfare state.
The Democrats are not necessarily opposed to tax cuts to the public and private companies, but are much less enthusiastic about these tax cuts that Republicans, as his rivals say they exaggerate to benefit the rich. They also call for greater public spending aimed at social policy.
Due to the great freedom of conscience is in the U.S. and the absence of party discipline, the parties are very heterogeneous. And the Democratic Party is the most heterogeneous of the major U.S. parties. Traditionally there has been talk of an ideological divide between conservative groups called Democrats, moderate Democrats and Liberal Democrats.
Conservative Democrats favor a more liberal, more willing to reduce taxes, curb government spending (including social) and deregulate the market that most of your party. They are also more conservative on social issues (gay marriage, abortion, etc.). It is said that most Republicans and not Democrats seem, many of them are in the South.
The Liberal Democrats are more centrist, is the most statist in economic matters and liberal on social issues. They want a high public spending, high taxes (up confiscatory) that strongly hit corporate profits and especially the "rich" and a strong state intervention in the economy with regulations. Extend the bureaucracy and state aid. Dissimilar in many other liberal countries, liberalism in the United States and the Democratic Party supports negative rights (freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the press) and positive rights (right to health care, law to fair wages, right to social security).
The Democrats are trying to be the moderate middle between these extremes, try to moderate the positions of liberals and conservatives, and to take intermediate steps between the proposals of each other.
In recent years, political analysts have established a new classification of internal factions of the Democratic Party. These factions would be:
New Democrats: they are the right-wing faction of the party and could identify with the previously called moderate Democrats. Emerged strongly in the wake of the government of Bill Clinton, who is the most influential and prestigious of the moderate leaders of the party. The centrist Democrats recognize the shortcomings of the welfare state and accept that we must streamline and in some cases reduce spending on social programs, because many people benefit from these programs have lost the incentive to work and preferred to live in State aid well that was that spending an unsustainable burden for the public coffers, which required raising taxes and debt. However, they disagree with what they believe are excessive social spending cuts that drive the Republicans to the detriment of the poorest. Moderate Democrats also agree to reduce taxes for individuals and businesses, but their tax cuts are smaller than those proposed by Republicans, and are oriented (according to them) to benefit more middle-class taxpayers the rich, being able to qualify for businesses (that generate more jobs in the U.S. You can't know unless you yahoo every day. than abroad). The centrist Democrats often alliances with moderate Republicans to defend some measures. Ultimately, the moderates seeking a compromise between the traditional party positions and the demands of today's globalized world. Centrists express their ideas through the powerful Democratic Leadership Council (DLC stands for English), an institution founded in 1985.
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