Who does the Democratic Party represent?

The title says it all. Who does the Democratic Party represent?

 

They represent those that need and those that feel guilty for having.

 

They pretend to represent those who disagree with the Republicans, just like the Republicans pretend to represent those who disagree with the Democrats. In fact they all serve their lobbyists and corporate masters.

 

of the options offered, they cater most to unions, but they certainly represent all options given.

 

To be honest, the DNC represented the Unions until they refused to give them a pass on the ACA. Now, they don't represent more then a few extremist Liberals.

 

They represent the middle class and the poor, unions, some businesses.

Now...who the Republicans represent?

 

I chose "the rich" as the best option available in the poll. All of Washington, Republican and Democrat, is for sale. And when bribery is the order of the day, as it has been for some time, then those with the most money with which to bribe obviously will get what they want. It's like when you look at Romney's #1 campaign contributer, it was Goldman Sachs, and when you look at Obama's #1 contributer, it was Goldman Sachs. So it's clear whose interests will be prioritized.

 

Right now they represent the poor. They love the poor so much they want everyone to be poor.

 

None of the above.

The DNC represents the Federal government. They give money to the poor, the middle class, the rich, and foreign countries, even ones that hate the US.

Why? It is all so they can get into everyone's pants. Of course, with an entity that can print money 24/7 and create massive debt without a care in the world, who will ever stop them?

What I feel sorry for is the GOP. At least the DNC gets up and celebrates the Federal government as where the GOP has to pretend to be disgusted by it.

 

They represent the poor and the lower middle class who will get subsidized health care, paid for by the upper middle class and the rich.

 

Um yes but also the healthy pay for the sick.

This is all good news as these people are able to afford to support fellow Americans and benefits far more by having a civilised country to build their successful lives in. Everyone wins and now you agree with me.

 

No thanks.

 

No. Really you do agree with me. You dont have any better alternative, you cannot point to any better historical example or any other country where a better example is given...

Therefore you have little choice but to agree with me and see things my way. Im sorry to have to make right wing people explain themselves but whats the point of you being here if not to fully communicate with us?

And remember.....your One of US...One of US....One of US....resistance is futile....

 

Or they could do the right thing and find a way to make health care affordable. The whole name of the policy is an outright lie. It doesnt make health care affordable. It should be called "The working people shall pay the non-working people's health bills act"
Healthcare costs are only going to further sky rocket now, until nobody can afford it.

 

I lived what was better. The US health system was fine 30 years ago. You would not know not having lived here then, you being from Scotland and all. Imagine if you had a border with another very poor country and over that border millions of illegal aliens poured over it and flooded your hospitals and by vast majority did not pay their bills. How long do you think your healthcare system would last? Hospitals here pay for these big costs not paid for by the indigent patients, by those with insurance and charge double for everything.. This is a fairly recent issue in the USA and it is costing a lot.

 

I can't vote because I don't know who the Democrats represent. The political history of this country since President Kennedy was assassinated reads like some kind of a self-destructive conspiracy novel.

Whomever is making the decisions I'm afraid they don't have any American citizens' well-being in mind.

 

They serve the same people that the Republicans serve, the lobbyists and their corporate masters. They just pretend to represent some differing demographics.

 

They did, they subsidise it and create exchanges for people to shop around on while ensuring everyone either is given or takes on coverage. Health care costs are always rising anyway - technical progress makes this inevitable.

The only other ways to reduce bills would be for the government to produce its own drugs thereby avoiding paying big pharma the bills but really thats against the capitalism the right claims to love.

 

Illegal aliens are not the cause of your health system concerns. Moreover with the ACA only the covered will get treated which with ACA will only be citizens.

Moreover illegals and the ACA are two separate issues as even without the ACA illegals would still be around using services.

 

30 years ago the US health system was in an unsustainable selectivity death spiral, at least that is what the Chief Actuary of a Blue Cross told me, he could already see in the numbers that the end was coming for the way health care was paid for in the US.
Since illegal aliens make up the healthiest demographic in the US, and have the lowest use of the health care system of any group, I doubt that they are the ones responsible for the changes you observe.
The people who aren't insured and who don't pay are for the most part American citizens, with jobs.
They are just priced out of insurance, and they aren't so destitute as to qualify for Medicaid.
Now Medicaid coverage has been extended to cover this "donut hole" but since 68% of the poor live in states controlled by Republicans, who have declined to accept this coverage in an attempt to make ObamaCare look bad, there will still be a large contingent of uninsured.

 

Maybe you should read up on insurance.
The healthy pay for the sick.
The people who's houses don't burn down pay for the person's house that does burn down.
The people who don't have accidents pay for the guy who wrecks his car.

That's actually the way it works...

 

Democratic politicians are chosen to represent their constituencies. In the last national election, more Americans cast Democratic votes for the presidency, the senate, and for congress. That would indicate widespread support across economic classes or, at least, a decided preference to the alternative.

 

That was the way it worked in the past but today insurance companies are keeping it for themselves.

 

I can't vote in this poll because I really am not sure. I am certainly not conservative or a republican supporter, but I do have my doubts about the authenticness of high ranking members in the DNC.

Politics is always at least 50% about getting elected. With the cost of elections getting so crazy I tend to think the fundraising process has focused many politicians in a way that doing their job makes them less likely to get re-elected. So, ethical politicians who spend most of their time really working are being replaced these days by politicians who focus on pandering to deep pockets and repeating party rhetoric to their constituents.

Not a lot of work in it either as long as you don't mind public speaking. Just take your party pamphlet and tweak it to your particular district and wallah, your done. Just focus your answers to any questions on the uncooperativeness or wrong thinking of the opposing party.

Its getting so that I can't think of ANY current politician who I think of who is effectively doing their job. The few who are trying are drown out by the mob of those who don't, and ineffective to boot.

 

That doesnt make it more affordable. Unless your poor. Technical progress is not the main reason why healthcare costs are going up so fast. It is because there are so many people getting medical care and so much insurance money that pays the costs. It is the same with educational costs. The reason they continue to go up is because the demand stays high regardless of what price they charge. Healthcare costs would not keep going up if people could not pay for it. They wouldnt make any money.