POLITICAL POWER: WHICH PARTY IS BETTER FOR THE WELLBEING OF THE PEOPLE?Nick Slovikoski

THE CONNECTION

• Politics and social class are inevitable linked: there is a conflict between the “propertied and propertyless”

• Each political party has an independent agenda, and each has different effects on the country and inequality.

• So which party is better for the country as a whole?

SHORT ANSWER

• In short, the Democrats seem to be working more in favor of all the people

• They support policies which promote the well-being of everyone such as high taxes on the richer to help maintain the country that helped them earn that money

• Also support a higher minimum wage, which in turn helps low-skilled workers at least earn enough to live on and lower inequality.

• Highly endorse unionizing workers, which is proven to lessen inequality over history

• Meanwhile, Bush legislation has placed the federal estate tax on the path to extinction. This bill was promoted by a company who is funded by capitalist-class families.

HISTORY HAS PROVEN IT

More facts and stuff

So, • Employment has grown much

more under Democrats• Gini has nearly always fallen

under Democrats, and almost always risen under Republicans

• The GDP has grown more under Democrats than Republicans

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• "Proof: Democrats Are Better For the Economy." Proof: Democrats Are Better For the Economy. The Daily Kos, 18 July 2008. Web. 14 Apr. 2015.

• "The Institute of Politics." The Institute of Politics. Harvard University, n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2015.

• Gilbert, Dennis L. The American Class Structure in an Age of Growing Inequality. Print.