In that conversation, I revealed my conservative leanings to Henry by telling him that I do not believe in governmental theft. This is their way of gaining votes. It is a shameful practice, but one that certainly does work. Conservatives generally believe that the best way to encourage wealth is to bolster those governmental policies which encourage and allow for success in the market place. Rather, conservatives believe in making sure that there are few or no unreasonable hindrances to attaining wealth, and this is born out by the conservative view that government is usually NOT the answer for lower income people.
Conservatives believe in working hard and being competitive in the market place.
Liberals might counter that they believe the same, but I am convinced that many of them only believe it to a certain point, as evidenced by their stands on public policy issues. This will be commented on later in other articles. A very good example of the difference between Conservatives and Liberals is provided by their views on the right to gun ownership in the United States. A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. There are some out there who will qualify the meaning of this amendment by their definition of the word militia , saying that the militia refers only to the military, but one only need look at the Federalist Papers to see what the framers of the Constitution had in mind when they wrote this second amendment.