Greens vs. Democrats & Republicans – The Real Difference
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Abortion
Support full access to abortion, with funding, for all women in the U.S. and around the world.Republicans: Oppose abortion
Democrats: Support abortion rights. Sometimes.
Banking
Bail out the peopleRepublicans: No Bailouts
Democrats: Bail out the banks
Jail for BankstersRepublicans: Reject
Democrats: Will Not Act
Campaign Finance
Refuse to accept corporate contributions. Demand an end to special rights for corporations & an end to big money electionsRepublicans & Democrats: Accepts donations from corporations, including defense contractors, oil companies, insurance and drug firms, etc. Republican officials indicted or under investigation of bribery, perjury, etc.
Corporations
Oppose Corporations as PersonsRepublicans: Support
Democrats: Support
Refuse Corporate Campaign ContributionsRepublicans: Support with open hands
Democrats: Support with open hands
Support labeling of genetically modified organismRepublicans: Oppose
Democrats: Thinking, Thinking ...
Death Penalty
Oppose the death penalty citing racial bias, failure to deter crime, widespread errors, and humanitarian objections.Republicans: Overwhelmingly support it
Democrats: Lukewarm support for it
Electoral Reform
Support electoral reform including Instant Runoff Voting and public financing of elections. Open debates.Republicans & Democrats: Works for us, why change anything
Global Warming
Oppose Keystone XL PipelineRepublicans: Support
Democrats: Lukewarm opposition
Reduce emissions NOW
Convert to renewable energy sources such as low-cost wind and solar power.Republicans: Bush withdrew the U.S. from the Kyoto Treaty to reduce greenhouse gases and fossil fuel use (oil, coal). Wants to lower emissions standards to try to reduce gas prices.
Democrats: Willing to weaken emissions standards to lower gas prices. Promotes subsidies to corporate agriculture as a way to reduce petroleum consumption.
Military
Oppose Drone Warfare & AssassinationsRepublicans: Support
Democrats: Support
Oppose Israeli takeover of PalestineRepublicans: Support
Democrats: Support
Reduce the military budgetRepublicans: Increase the budget
Democrats: Increase the budget
Social Security
Fully support the Social Security systemRepublicans: Cut it to the bone
Democrats: Will accept cuts
Students
Support a Jubilee for Student DebtRepublicans: Oppose
Democrats: Oppose
Unions
Support a living wage and the right to organizeRepublicans: Oppose
Democrats: Weak support
Universal Health Care
Demand real universal health care: Single-payer national health insurance, with guaranteed treatment and medicine regardless of age, ability to pay, employment, prior medical condition, including choice of doctors and hospitals.Republicans: Oppose guaranteed universal health care; Support health policy based on corporate profits for insurance, HMO, and drug companies instead of human need.
Democrats: Support health policy based on corporate profits; Deleted plans for universal health care from the Democratic platform.
