Liberals and Conservatives. Fiscal Philosophy and Why the Political Spectrum is Dumb

There are three main groups in the political spectrum. There are conservatives, liberals, and moderates. Liberals on the left, conservatives on the right, moderates in between. Which am I? The write it in the blog and hint at a certain side but never give you the full answer kind of group. It gives me a sense of undeserved arrogance to do that. Anyway, the general opinion of most conservative fiscals I've seen, is that people should be self sufficient. The reason you're poor is because you didn't work hard enough. It's no one's fault but your own. Want to make money? Go get a job, work your way up. Liberals on the other hand think that a government is responsible for its people. Not everyone can find work, not everyone is rich, they believe the government needs to support those who need help. And moderates are too indecisive to choose a side, or just don't care. Nice to know these people get a vote. So what's wrong with the liberal side? You get people paying for other people's stuff. How does the government get money to pay for those who need help? Taxing those who don't need help. People hate paying for other people. That's the real problem. Plus with the government already in debt and having other financial obligations, can the government afford to pay for all those people? So what's the problem with the conservative plan. Well, if people can't afford to pay for their own food, shelter, clothing, medicine and whatever else, then who does? The conservative way is to not worry about these people. Which means you have a large number of people in your country who can't afford life. A conservative man would say there is equal opportunity, so they had the same chance as everyone else. Your average liberal would look at how poor families are educated and how much better the chances are for wealthy children to obtain success. What do moderates say? Probably something about how both sides have valid points and do a lot of things right, but also a lot of wrong. The sad part is that the latter group is probably right. However, that's a boring way to end an argument. So I will tell you that the truth is everyone loses. As long as people have to pay for each other, or if people are dying on the streets. One way seems less extreme, but who am I to judge. Just remember as long as you characterize people into specific groups or factions, nothing gets done. Other wise you get stuck with bi-partisan bullshit that just convulses everything. Congratulations America, we live in a country where everyone is wrong. None more than myself. Cohen 2016.