text: By the way, "fiscal" policies refer mainly to tax and spending policies.  I don't think by any stretch of the imagination you can refer to our current tax regime in the U.S. as attributable to the Democratic party.  You seem to be of the conservative ilk who feel our taxes are too high.... they're not, either historically compared to prior U.S. tax regimes or compared to other developed nations.  Our Federal taxes are actually unsustainably low.  Too much of the total pot is Social Security and Medicare taxes which are earmarked for specific programs.  In particular, corporate Federal income taxes have been consistently shrinking as a % of total Federal taxes for decades.  But corporations are people, you know.  Except when it comes to paying taxes.  And dying for your country.  And being executed for serious crimes.  And being capable of empathy, charity or kindness.  But other than that, yeah... they're pretty much people.