Greens vs. Democrats & Republicans – The Real Difference
| US | THEM |
| Abortion | |
| Support full access to abortion, with funding, for all women in the U.S. and around the world. | Republicans: Oppose abortion |
| Banking | |
| Bail out the people | Republicans: No Bailouts |
| Jail for Banksters | Republicans: Reject |
| Campaign Finance | |
| Refuse to accept corporate contributions. Demand an end to special rights for corporations & an end to big money elections | Republicans & Democrats: Accepts donations from corporations, including defense contractors, oil companies, insurance and drug firms, etc. Republican officials indicted or under investigation of bribery, perjury, etc. |
| Corporations | |
| Oppose Corporations as Persons | Republicans: Support |
| Refuse Corporate Campaign Contributions | Republicans: Support with open hands |
| Support labeling of genetically modified organism | Republicans: Oppose Democrats: Thinking, Thinking ... |
| Death Penalty | |
| Oppose the death penalty citing racial bias, failure to deter crime, widespread errors, and humanitarian objections. | Republicans: Overwhelmingly support it |
| Electoral Reform | |
| Support electoral reform including Instant Runoff Voting and public financing of elections. Open debates. | Republicans & Democrats: Works for us, why change anything |
| Global Warming | |
| Oppose Keystone XL Pipeline | Republicans: Support |
Reduce emissions NOW Convert to renewable energy sources such as low-cost wind and solar power. |
Republicans: Bush withdrew the U.S. from the Kyoto Treaty to reduce greenhouse gases and fossil fuel use (oil, coal). Wants to lower emissions standards to try to reduce gas prices. Democrats: Willing to weaken emissions standards to lower gas prices. Promotes subsidies to corporate agriculture as a way to reduce petroleum consumption. |
| Military | |
| Oppose Drone Warfare & Assassinations | Republicans: Support Democrats: Support |
| Oppose Israeli takeover of Palestine | Republicans: Support Democrats: Support |
| Reduce the military budget | Republicans: Increase the budget Democrats: Increase the budget |
| Social Security | |
| Fully support the Social Security system | Republicans: Cut it to the bone Democrats: Will accept cuts |
| Students | |
| Support a Jubilee for Student Debt | Republicans: Oppose |
| Unions | |
| Support a living wage and the right to organize | Republicans: Oppose Democrats: Weak support |
| Universal Health Care | |
| Demand real universal health care: Single-payer national health insurance, with guaranteed treatment and medicine regardless of age, ability to pay, employment, prior medical condition, including choice of doctors and hospitals. | Republicans: Oppose guaranteed universal health care; Support health policy based on corporate profits for insurance, HMO, and drug companies instead of human need. Democrats: Support health policy based on corporate profits; Deleted plans for universal health care from the Democratic platform. |
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