What is the difference in the economic philosophy of a liberal and the economic philosophy of a conservative?

	What is the difference in the economic philosophy of a liberal and the economic philosophy of a conservative? Here is my view of the two A liberal and a conservative were walking down the road The liberal said: "When I become president I will spend 5 trillion dollars to give a fish to the unemployed and save some poor soul from starving to death." The conservative said: "When I become president I will create 5 billion dollars of federal tax revenue when I teach the unemployed how to fish and save the world economy from total collapse." How would you describe the difference between the two? Asked By: Romeo - 8/27/2012

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"The conservative said: "When I become president I will create 5 billion dollars of federal tax revenue when I teach the unemployed how to fish and save the world economy from total collapse."" The Conservative have a bad habit of having people fish in a pond they know is dead. Listen to them as they call the unemployed lazy. Even as they admit unemployment is over 8?And as was pointed out they will give all the fishing rods to the wealthy anyway. How stupid do you think people are to waste time fishing for what doesn't exist? Furthermore the Republican approach is hands off. So "no" they don't plan on teaching anyone anything. Just criticize. Starvation, death from simple diseases and ignoring a problem is no solution. Let's talk about that $5 trillion. Conservatives all stand around with their hands out for endless tax cuts, an overpriced military, free emergency room visits and somehow can't understand why America has a credit downgrade, a massive deficit, weak dollar and 0?nterest. Has it ever occurred to anyone, private industry never hired the number needed to drive the economy? If they did how come private industry has not absorbed the unemployed workers from the shrinking government? Business is reporting record profits, taxes haven't been this low in decades and there are no significant regulations. So where are the jobs? But there sure as hell is a dead pond. So much for "Trickle down" economics. The Middle Class Is Broke: Pew Study Reveals Real Problem With Economy http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/middle-class-broke-pew-study-reveals-real-problem-155018682.html?l=1 Over the past 30 years, a larger and larger portion of America's income growth has gone to those in the top 10?f incomes, and especially those in the top 1?This is a major change from the prior 60 years, in which the top 10?nd the bottom 90?hared in the income gains. So much for "Trickle down" economics. Answered By: ugotthat - 8/27/2012

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In all seriousness, I think that liberals look at suffering and want to help people NOW with their immediate needs, while conservatives look at suffering and want a long term solution even if that means that some may have to suffer in the process so that everyone will be better off in the end. I understand where liberals are coming from but I think their approach is unsustainable in the long run. There willl come a time when the road that they are kicking the can down will end Answered By: Peppers - 8/27/2012

The economic philosophies of both parties are pretty much the same. The biggest difference is in who pays their taxes. Answered By: fangtaiyang - 8/27/2012

Gee, I thought Romney and Ryan were conservatives, but I don't hear them saying anything about how they're going to teach people to fish. All they talk about is giving all the fishing poles to the rich. Answered By: kril_420 - 8/27/2012

Repubs , start a war and borrow the money to pay for it. Dems what to borrow the money to repair the countries infrastructure, and put people back to work. And which one of these scenarios will kill the least people Answered By: the optimist - 8/27/2012

Reality. A liberal is walking down the road and criticizing the free market for not creating better text book material it sells to public sector boards like texas state...and says "wouldn't it be better if we taught them how to fish in school, instead of just selling what is most profitable to the market power?" Conservative "Heck no...then we would not be able to sell them fish" Answered By: MTR 2.0 - 8/27/2012

Why did you ask this question? You know the answer, and you gave it. Liberals believe in government for economic security, (not growth).Conservatives believe in individual achievement for economic growth and security for everyone, and the nation. Answered By: Grayrider - 8/27/2012

The philosophy of a liberal is stealing from those who work and giving it to those who do not work. Its a ''let's reward those who are not productive not those who are productive". Answered By: First Last - 8/27/2012

A conservative believes in 90?f the population making minimum wage. A liberal believes in spreading the wealth and paying a living wage. I look at the responses here and I shake my head. People actually believe that cons are for hard working people and libs are for giving everything away. You contards have bought the bs talking points of the right, lock, stock, and barrel. Cons steal from the poor and middle class and give to the uber wealthy. One only needs to look at a graph to confirm that FACT. If you are correct and they steal from the hard workers and give to the poor why is the wealth gap at all time highs? Why because you guys are morons that think faux news uses facts.... Answered By: Great One - 8/27/2012

As Margaret Thatcher said in Parliament: "[Liberals] would rather that the poor were more poor as long as the rich were less rich" Source(s): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnOGaQX04Cs Answered By: Lincoln08 - 8/27/2012

A conservative believes the man who owns the pier is entitled to more of what is caught than the man who does all the fishing. If that's not enough to feed his family, then he should have caught more fish, or he should buy his own pier. They also believe that the man who owns the pier should have to give less of the fish he didn't catch away because he took a risk by buying a pier. Liberals believe that if the man who did all the fishing received a fair cut of the fish he caught himself, he wouldn't need any assistance. Believing a man is entitled to the lion's share of his own work makes you a liberal. Answered By: Vito1964 - 8/27/2012

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