I am a registered Democrat.
On that online politics test, I made Gandhi look like a Nazi.
What concerns me is the ever growing position of the State. Most of Europe is pushing 50% of GDP in Government spending and taxation. I find this very worrying, not just politically, but econmically as well. Frankly, I don't think that you can claim to have a free market economy over 50% of tax and spend. It does not lead to posperity and it does not lead to individual freedom, which is I presume what we want.
I spend part of my life in a place with 50/50 tax and spend and part where it is 15/18. Guess which place has the better public services?
I don't see politicians discussing this in these terms, it is presented as either tax and spend less or spend the same and tax more. I conclude that the majority of politicians are fundamentally corrupt in this respect. We should be aiming for about 33/36 in Europe if we want to maintain prosperity on a global level. Our politicians are bonding us to debt, it needs to stop, we lose our freedoms and the poor will undoubtedly get poorer. Bizarrely to some, I would go Federal in Europe to achieve this.
As for the US, as I said from the start, that's your call. I'd have a look at the military budget though, sorry defense budget. Always start with the big numbers.
I am fairly sure my old friend T.J would have said something similar.