Racial Equality Pros And Cons

I support the social safety net and social & racial equality. The government should help the lower class more and the United States should continue to make changes to give minorities, women, and the LGBT community equal rights. The party best suited to address these issues would be the Democratic Party and candidates that identify as solid liberals. Whereas, the Republican Party for the most part disapproves of same-sex marriage, expresses negative attitude toward immigrants, and believes government aid to the poor does more harm than good.

The Political Typology Quiz identified my best fit to be solid liberal. According to the Beyond Red & Blue Report, Solid liberals express liberal attitudes across almost all issues and are reliable and

Some of my responses to the quiz include: government aid to the poor does more good than harm, because people cannot get out of poverty until their basic needs are met, poor people have hard lives because the government benefits do not go far enough to help them live decently, and the government should do more to help needy Americans, even if it means going deeper in debt. The Democratic Party supports the social safety net, while the Republican Party does not. According to the Texas Democratic Party Platform 2014, “Texas Democrats are committed to ending homelessness by removing barriers and increasing access to services that support progress toward self-sufficiency in rural and urban communities” (p.31). The pros include increasing services that support the poor and decreasing the homeless population; a con would be going deeper into debt. Furthermore, the 2014 Platform calls on the federal government to address the high cost of food and energy (p. 21). The Republican Party Platform 2016 states their opposition to the expansion of Medicaid (p. 13), which. The cons include less government assistance; a pro would be less spending. I support increasing access to services that support the lower class, which is the Democratic

Some of my responses to the quiz include: society is just as well off if people have priorities other than marriage and children, it is not necessary to believe in God in order to be moral and have good values, homosexuality should be accepted by society, racial discrimination is the main reason why black people cannot get ahead these days, and our country needs to continue making changes to give blacks equal rights. The Democratic Party supports social and racial equality, while the Republican Party does not fully. According to the Texas Democratic Party Platform 2014, “supports the right to file suit for equal pay for equal work in state courts by enacting the Texas Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act… supports strong enforcement of Texas laws relating to violence against women… and addresses disparities between women of color in all social spheres, including healthcare, criminal justice, and education” (p, 26). The pros include gender equality and standing up against violence against women; there are no cons. In addition, the 2014 Platform supports same-sex marriage and applauds the unions and businesses who prohibit LGBTQ employment discrimination. Also, the Texas Democrats website states, “Democrats lead in the fight for comprehensive immigration reform, the right to vote, and access quality to health care. We work to elect Hispanic leaders who represent the true interests of the community,” which emphasizes the