Preface
Chapter 1: Lifestyle Differences
Introduction: Do Republicans live on the edge?
Details
Family, relationships, and sex
Sex
Marriage
Children
Family, Friends, Thugs and
Activities
Health and fitness
Who Is Healthier?
Healthy Habits
Other Health Issues
Religion
Frequency of Attendance and
Strength of Convictions
Religion and Politics
Religious Denominations
Entertainment and leisure
The Couch Potato Award
Net surfing
Reading Fine Books
Holidays
Family finances
Income and Spending
Investments
Habitat
Home Ownership
Miscellaneous
Who Is More Likely To Gamble?
Gun Ownership
Hunting
Violence
Arrest Rates
Trivia
Conclusions
Chapter
2: Who Is More Intelligent, Knowledgeable, and Educated?
Introduction: George
Bush, the Chimp
Details
Who has more civic and political knowledge?
Direct Testing
Interviewer Impressions
Time Spent Reading Or Watching Political
News
Who has more scientific knowledge?
What Happens When Science
Collides With Religion?
Who has more formal education?
High School Diplomas
Four-Year College Degrees
Graduate School Degrees
Who is more intelligent?
Interviewer Impressions
Tests Of
Reasoning Ability (Or Whats Your Fruit IQ?)
Word Tests
Analysis:
Why Is There a Disparity?
What Factors Correlate With Education?
The Peculiar Relationship Between
Party Identity And Political Ideology
Conclusions
Chapter
3: Who Is the Better Working Man?
Introduction: Chickens
who vote for Colonel Sanders
The
Better Working Man
Who is more likely to work for a living?
Who is the more valuable worker, and why?
Who works longer hours?
Who is the more educated worker?
The boss opinion as indicated by supervisory
assignments
Who has a better attitude?
Emotional stability
The
Better Working Woman
Earnings and hours worked
Other factors related to women workers
Miscellaneous
Work Factors for Men and Women
Work prestige
Type of work
Occupations
Private Vs.
Government Vs. Self-Employment
Other work-related information
Union Membership
Miscellaneous
Conclusions
Chapter 4:
Who Gives More to Charity?
Introduction: They Dont F$@#-ing
Care!
Details
Donations
Who Is More Likely To Give?
Who Writes the Larger Check?
Volunteerism
Analysis:
Why Some People Give More
Income level
Religious beliefs and political ideology
The Impact Of
Religion
The Impact Of
Political Ideology
Conclusions
Chapter
5: Who Pays More Taxes?
Introduction: Red
State
Welfare Queens
Details
Federal taxes
Income Tax
Other Federal Taxes
State and local taxes
Average Taxes Paid
Median Taxes Paid
Total taxes: federal, state, and local
Total Without
FICA Tax
Total Taxes Including FICA
Conclusions
Chapter 6:
Who Is the Better Citizen?
Introduction: What Is Good Citizenship?
Details
Who supports First Amendment rights?
Tolerance For
Controversial Speech
Tolerance For
Controversial Books And Literature
Respect For
The Right Of Assembly
Who is more bigoted?
With Regard To Jews
With Regard To Other Religious
Groups
With Regard To Racial And Ethnic Groups
Gays And
Lesbians
Who contributes more to society?
Military Service
Charitable Causes
Helping The
Environment
Other Contributions
Who is more likely to participate in the political
process?
Voting
Political Campaigns, Rallies And Protests
Directly Contacting Public
Officials
Who is more likely to avoid negative social
behavior?
Who Gets The Felon Vote?
Who Is More Likely To File For
Bankruptcy?
Who Is More Honest?
Driving over the speed limit
Conclusions
Chapter
7: Who Gets More from Social Security and Medicare?
Introduction: Dismantling the New Deal
Caveats
Details
Social Security
Who Does Relatively Well in
the Social Security System?
Comparing Democratic Benefits To Republican Benefits
One More Critical Factor:
Young People Of Either Party Get Less.
Medicare
Everyones A Winner Except
For Future Generations?
Estimating Democratic Vs. Republican
Medicare Benefits
The Future Of
Medicare Is Scary
Conclusions
Chapter
8: Who Gets More Welfare?
Introduction: Democrats on Strike and Wal-Mart on
Medicaid
Details
Traditional (social) welfare
What Is It, And How Much Does
It Cost?
Who Gets More Traditional
Welfare?
Has Welfare Been a Curse or a
Benefit?
Corporate welfare
What Is Corporate Welfare, And
How Much Does It Cost?
Who Gets More Corporate
Welfare?
Conclusions
Chapter
9: Who Is Happier, Who Is More Miserable, and Why?
Introduction: Do narrow, selfish goals lead to
happiness?
Details
Who is happier?
Happiness in General
Happiness With Regard To
Specific Aspects Of Life
Who is more miserable?
Sadness And
Depression
Emotional Problems
Why are there differences in happiness?
Money
Marriage
Other Factors Correlating With
Happiness
Does cynicism lead to sadness? (a
theory)
Lack Of
Trust
The Inability to Control Ones Destiny
Capitalism Is Unjust
Conclusions
Chapter
10: Who Grows Up to be a Democrat; Who Grows Up to be
a Republican?
Introduction: Crossing Over
Details
How political viewpoints develop
As Children
As We Approach Adulthood
The Strict Father And
Nurturing Mother Metaphors
Changes Later In Life
The parents of Democrats and Republicans
Was Dad in the Home?
How Much Education Did The
Parents Have?
Employment Of
The Parents
Parents Occupational
Prestige
Country Of
Birth
Politics Of
The Parents
Childhood life
Siblings
Religious Life
Family Income During Childhood
Where They Lived
Childhood Happiness
Childhood Miscellaneous
Conclusions
Chapter
11: Do Deviants Grow Up to be Republicans?
Introduction: Ruminative
3-year-olds
Details
of a Seriously Flawed Study
The terms liberal and conservative are too
vague.
Researcher assessments added circularity.
Did Democrats make the conservatives look bad?
A Curious Pattern
Researcher bias
Skewed Descriptions
Conclusions
Chapter
12: Lessons to be Learned In My Opinion
Introduction: Lots of Little Differences
Details
A lesson from Chapter 1: Delay having that first
child
A lesson from Chapter 2: Make civics education
mandatory
A lesson from Chapter 3: Work is the key to success
A lesson from Chapter 4: Open the wallet
A lesson from Chapter 5: Everyone should pay
federal income tax
A lesson from Chapter 6: Clear up the confusion
about free speech
A lesson from Chapter 7: Restructure SS and
Medicare benefits
A lesson from Chapter 8: All welfare is not the
same
A lesson from Chapter 9: Be a happy-go-lucky
Republican
A lesson from Chapter 10: Break the
inter-generational cycle
A lesson from Chapter 11: Be careful with the terms
liberal and conservative
Appendix A: Demographic Trends over 50 Years
Part
One: Relative Strength of Each Party in the Public
In general
Different age groups
Each gender
Racial and ethnic groups
Religious denominations
Married people
People in different occupations
College graduates
People in different family income brackets
People in the political south
People living in different communities
Part
Two: The Composition of Each Political Party
Age
Gender
Race and ethnicity
Religious denominations
People who are married
Occupational categories
College students and graduates
People in different family income brackets
People in the political South
People in different communities
Appendix B: Information Overflow and Analysis
Appendix
C: Interpreting Survey Data
Appendix
D: A Few Notes about the Statistics Used
Appendix
E: The Superiority of the DemocratRepublican Paradigm
Appendix
F: Survey Sources Used
Appendix
G: Acronyms and Abbreviations
Index
