republican vs. democrat? Options

[Retrogressive]

I go to an all republican school, but I hardely ever get the veiws of republicans what do they stand for exactly? who do you believe is right?

[ComradeRed]

Minda just knows retarded facts like that for no reason. Kidding. But...then why are all the famous, richest celebrities democrats?

Quick demographic lesson:

The five-class system was origianlly designed by some neoclassic economist a few decades ago. It still stands today.

"Lower class"
Standard Demographic Definition: Family income under $10,000
Percentage of Population: 2%
Simplified Description: People who, for one reason or another, are unable to get a job. Their sole source of income is probably begging. A couple more are refugees who cannot get government aid. Most of these people do not have children and die off, to be replaced by new people.
Social Mobility: None
Political Clout: None
Economic Clout: None
Why They Tend Not to Vote: Most of them are mentally and/or physically disabled. The ones that are refugees do not have citizenship and therefore cannot vote.

"Working class"
Standard Demographic Definition: Family income between $10,000 and $40,000
Percentage of Population: 18%
Simplified Description: Poor people who have a job. Simple enough. Historically, this group has been the majority of society, but now they are only a minority.
Social Mobility: Slightly Upwards
Political Clout: Medium
Economic Clout: Low
Why They Tend to be Democrats: Democrats give them money. Plus, many of them are industrial workers who are deadly afraid of losing their jobs through outsourcing. They DO, however, tend to be hawkish (pro-Iraq War), etc. Their actual impact on the economy is also exaggerated, giving them political clout under people like d*ck Gephardt.

"Middle class"
Standard Demographic Definition: Family income between $40,000 and $100,000.
Percentage of Population: 46%
Simplified Description: Most Americans. People who probably save up some money, own a little investment, but still have to worry about money. Most are skilled workers, working in computers or stuff like that.
Social Mobility: Upwards
Political Clout: Very High
Economic Clout: High
Why They Tend to be Neutral: This group of people is the group that most politicians campaign after, simply because there are so many of them. They neither favor democrats nor republicans, but whatever party gains a majority of them will usually win the election.

"Upper-middle class"
Standard Demographic Definition: Family income between $100,000 and $500,000.
Percentage of Population: 27%
Simplified Description: This is your typical suburbanite. This class consists of investors, small capitalists, lawyers, doctors, professors, and other professionals, and as such as the MOST influential group of society.
Social Mobility: Slight, Either Direction
Political Clout: Very High
Economic Clout: Very High
Why They Tend to be Republicans: This group of people tends to be the most conservative in that they do not seek to move up the social ladder, most of them just want to stay where they are. Republicans offer them lower taxes and less intrusive regulations. (Steel workers may lose their jobs because of too little regulation, but doctors usually lose their jobs because of too much regulation).

"Upper class"
Standard Demographic Definition: Family income higher than $500,000.
Percentage of Population: 4%
Simplified Description: Rich people. Partners at law or medical firms, corporate executives, celebrities, landlords, capitalists, etc.
Social Mobility: None
Political Clout: High
Economic Clout: Very High
Why They Tend to be Democrats: It's the fashionable thing to do. No, really, it is. These people tend not to value economy, since they are already very rich, and side with the Democrats on social issues. Since successful people tend to be tolerant and freedom-loving (the more liberty you have, the more money you can make--this is common sense), they tend to side with the Democrats because of social issues (The vast majority of rich people are against the PATRIOT Act, pro-choice, anti-censorship, etc. simply because to get rich, they had to have a certain mindset in the first place, that tends to favor things like free speech... however, this does not apply to people who inherited their money, whom may be more conservative than your run-of-the-mill rich capitalist like Bill Gates).