What you don't understand GAK is that while sure we pay taxes, and under either type administration, the difference though is the Dems are always much freer about the amounts and whom will get all the lovely governmantal freebies they hand out. Democrats are almost always the ones to foster legislation for "social programs", many of whom are direct handouts with no required work on the part of the recipient, but all comin right outa the back pockets of John Q Public, whether they agree with it or not! They're also the champions of the "redistribution of wealth" BS, basically takin from those that work and giving it away to those who don't