@Debra Law,
That's not the only issue concerning party politics in the US; conservatives always "try" to tell us that corporate taxes kill business in our country, but in fact we pay some of the lowest corporate tax of any developed country.
Another issue is the percentage of GDP Americans give towards donations compared to most developed countries, and we come in dead last. Conservatives cry their croc tears that taxes transfers wealth from the rich to the poor, but the fact of the matter is, we are transferring our debt to our children and grandchildren while giving tax breaks to the rich. And there is no fear for the conservatives that wealth is being transferred from the rich to the poor.