thcare reform was much needed, but the way in which this reform would take place was far from agreeable to both parties. Another area of agreement was the tax reform. Both sides agreed that the current tax system needed to be rethought, but the democrats want everyone to be taxed a rate that was proportional to the amount of money they made, while the republicans want everyone to be taxed about the same, regardless of their income.The spectrum of political attitudes is a simple structure, but a very useful one. By placing someone on either the right or left side of the spectrum, it is easy to predict how they will vote and think, based on the inclinations and attitudes defined by this simple, yet useful diagram....
