text: why are you a republican?what is the ideology of the republican party? can anyone explain what the republicans stand for,what issues make you a republican? i work hard for one thing only, and that is money.  i have earned this money, and want to spend it in whatever way i choose.  higher taxes take away my ability to freely spend what i earn.  it also enables those who are poor to refrain from trying to better themselves.  the republicans stand for tougher national security and a beefed up military (i was driving to work yesterday, saw a bumper sticker that said "wont it be a great day when our children have books and the air force has to hold a bake sale for bombers?") this drove me crazy, as our military must be strong for those children to survive!  some may call that paranoid and my response cliche, but honestly, i do remember 9/11, and i want my kids to be safe.  and with less taxes on my income, i'll buy them some good books.  also let me add that issues like affirmative action and the like are very offensive to me.  i feel that the government taking race and ethnicity into consideration is truly a form of racism disguised as helping people they paint as victims.  this does not help minorities, and i feel we will never truly experience equality until things like this are abolished.  also, it tends to discredit their degrees, as it may seem suspect to employers who dont know if they graduated because they were a minority or because they were smart.