Democrates and Republicans both took turns createing debt. Clinton and the Democrates opening trade to Asia which resulted in jobs being outsourced and local companies unable to compete with Asian companies. Also unregulating banks to give up loans that are hard to repay which resulted in the housing market crash we know of. Bush and the Republicans started two wars, one that was unessecary, the other could have been ending in a few weeks. Spent trillions on the military budget, and also failed to stop the banks. So yeah politicians are the 1% and the rich. Both sides ride on the backs of the easily manipulated such as the poor, miniorities, the religious/rednecks, while using mongering and scare tactics to gain their numbers.