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The Liberal Viewpoint

Liberal views are the opposite of conservative views; the Democratic political party is known for having a liberal view on political issues and the Republican political party has a conservative viewpoint. • The liberal views tend to follow a philosophy of helping the poor and middle class try to achieve some economic success by carrying out government programs. When it comes to governmental involvement in individual’s live, the liberal view is that it is the government’s job to protect human rights, social justice, and civil liberties. • When it comes to hot-button issues like abortion, liberal views are that a woman should have the right to choose whether or not to see a pregnancy to full-term. This is also called being pro-choice. Conservatives believe that abortion should be illegal, although some conservatives believe in abortion involving cases such as rape or incest. • In terms of taxes, the liberal view is that the upper class should bear the brunt of paying the most while the poor and middle class should get tax breaks. The liberal view actually believes that tax increases benefit everyone. This is in direct contrast to the conservative viewpoint of keeping taxes low. Following this, liberal views … Continue reading