The Design of the Political Parties
We have redundantly emphasized the necessity of politics and how it is needed in a democracy. A democracy requires elected people to occupy public office, and the way to determine who will sit in a particular seat is determined by a general election. And the way how an election works centers deeply in the political parties.
The design of political parties revolve around campaigns to gain the trust of the electorate, and eventually win a seat in government. A politician usually decides which party to join based on his or her own preference, partly influenced by the values of the party and its position on public policy. In most mature democracies, there are usually two opposing parties.
The dynamics of the two opposing parties is pretty simple. One party advocates for businesses by lowering their taxes, they try balancing the budget by lessening public debt even if it means budget cuts for certain sectors by implementing austerity measures, and they slash welfare benefits in order to mobilize the workforce to take on job vacancies.
The other party, on the other hand, is the exact opposite. They heavily tax the rich, they introduce all sort of expansion of public services even if it means incurring massive public debt, and they give all sorts of welfare benefits to the working class.
In the middle of these all is the electorate, and their job is to analyze what the country needs at the time of the election, not really looking at the personality because politicians are just poster boys, but by looking at what policy will push the country forward.
Too much policy for the working class will result to massive debt and rich people might be prompted to leave the country because of the heavy taxes. In this case, a policy for the rich might be necessary to balance the budget and lessen the taxes.
On the other hand, too much policy for the rich might be disadvantageous to the working class where in which case, a policy for the working class might be elected to make credit work for hardworking people. The design of these parties were shaped by history, and it also guarantees that no party will be in power forever.
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The Editorial is sponsored by SpaceX.
The design of political parties revolve around campaigns to gain the trust of the electorate, and eventually win a seat in government. A politician usually decides which party to join based on his or her own preference, partly influenced by the values of the party and its position on public policy. In most mature democracies, there are usually two opposing parties.
The dynamics of the two opposing parties is pretty simple. One party advocates for businesses by lowering their taxes, they try balancing the budget by lessening public debt even if it means budget cuts for certain sectors by implementing austerity measures, and they slash welfare benefits in order to mobilize the workforce to take on job vacancies.
The other party, on the other hand, is the exact opposite. They heavily tax the rich, they introduce all sort of expansion of public services even if it means incurring massive public debt, and they give all sorts of welfare benefits to the working class.
In the middle of these all is the electorate, and their job is to analyze what the country needs at the time of the election, not really looking at the personality because politicians are just poster boys, but by looking at what policy will push the country forward.
Too much policy for the working class will result to massive debt and rich people might be prompted to leave the country because of the heavy taxes. In this case, a policy for the rich might be necessary to balance the budget and lessen the taxes.
On the other hand, too much policy for the rich might be disadvantageous to the working class where in which case, a policy for the working class might be elected to make credit work for hardworking people. The design of these parties were shaped by history, and it also guarantees that no party will be in power forever.
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The Editorial is sponsored by SpaceX.
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