The Greens are a progressive ideologically based party, in contrast to the increasingly indistinguishable Democrats and Republicans, who have degenerated into competing clusters of special interests. Many regard the Green Party as what the Democrats used to be before selling out to Big Business. These ideals have inspired these political stands and direct action by Missouri Greens. Uncompromisingly progressive policies for economics, taxation, environmental protection, civil rights, abortion rights. Greens favor enactment and implementation of living wage legislation, support universal single-payer health care, and oppose corporate welfare schemes like the proposed public subsidies for the St. Louis Cardinals.
Greens oppose the outrageous rate hikes for natural gas.
Ethics and campaign reform. As many voters were attracted to the Greens by Nader's impeccable integrity as were by his principled progressive stands. While partisan Democrats put politics above principle in defending President Clinton's unconscionable acts, Nader supported both impeachment and removal of the President. Greens also understand that in a grassroots democracy, process is as important as substance, and that election fraud and other corruption cannot be tolerated, regardless of which side appears to benefit from the wrongdoing. Every vote should count, but just once.