political view

I’m a white female from a wealthy family. I think that my political beliefs are a little influenced by my very republican father and my libertarian mother. I have also been exposed to extreme democrats, seeing as my uncle is one of the most popular democrats in the state of texas. He has had former president obama for dinner at his house, as well as many other former democrat presidents. I used to only get political information from my father, which shaped my political views growing up. I realized that everything he was telling me was from an extremely republican view so I decided to do research of my own on both political parties and I realized I very much agree with republican views. I do think it has to do with wealth at least a little bit. Wealthier people tend to believe that each person is responsible for his or her well being and that it should not be the responsibility of the government. As a female I do believe that women should have equal opportunities and equal pay for equal work. Also as a woman, I believe that we should be free from unwanted sexual aggression. However, I believe that claims of sexual assault must be supported by evidence and not taken as absolutely true, simply because it is alleged. One of the great principals in this country is that each of us are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Some people think this is a democrat view, but it is also a republican view. In addition, I believe that minorities should have every opportunity to succeed in this country. Wealthier people tend to believe that each person is responsible for his or her well being and that it should not be the responsibility of the government.

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