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→Economic policy: Since passage of the Economic Recovery Act of 2009, unemployment has increased from below 7% to slightly under 10%.
===Economic policy===
===Economic policy===
[[Imagae:Unemployment.jpg]]
[[Image:Unemployment.jpg|thumb|241px|right|''Source: Bureau of Labor Statisitcs'' [http://astuteblogger.blogspot.com/2009/07/anti-stimulus-in-pictures-any-questions.html]]]
In the field of economic policy, Democrats tend to favor high progressive taxes, more regulation, and higher government spending.
In the field of economic policy, Democrats tend to favor high progressive taxes, more regulation, and higher government spending.
Democrats typically state that they want to help low-income Americans, however they usually seek to accomplish this by increasing the tax burden on the wealthiest Americans.
Democrats typically state that they want to help low-income Americans, however they usually seek to accomplish this by increasing the tax burden on the wealthiest Americans.
Since passage of the Economic Recovery Act of 2009, [[unemployment]] has increased from below 7% to slightly under 10%.
===Foreign and military policy===
===Foreign and military policy===