Non-Americans see a stark difference between Democrats and Republicans. It's only Americans that perceive them as the same.

FYI: Outside of the US the Republican party has become viewed as far right-wing over the past 4 years, while the Democratic party is seen as centre/centre-right.

Their different in areas of civil liberties, but they're both shit at economics. Maybe in different areas, but neither can get it together.

And a lot of us see that way too

Shit at economics? The Democrats have generally adhered to Keynesian economics, which has been the mainstay in Western economic theory since WWII. Keynesian economics is about minimizing recessions by drafting safety nets (i.e. regulation of financial institutions, establishment of social security, etc.).

The Republicans however adhere to no concise economic theory, but it generally revolves around the total deregulation of the financial sector, the abolition/privatization of all social services such as social security, medicare and medicaid and further tax cuts for "job creators" (millionaires, billionaires).

Obama for example pays 21% of his income in taxes, less than that of his secretary. Romney pays 14% of his income in taxes, which is lower than someone making an income of $8,375 (15%). This is because most rich people get their income through investments (stock), which is taxed at a much lower rate.

I meant more of how they spend their money. A lot of the recession has to do with the housing bubble, yes, but they are incredible careless with money.

How so?

Their control is too spread out. There's no accountability as to how they spend their money. Easiest example I can think of: I work on an air force base over the summers, I get paid 15 an hour to mow lawns. WTF? Any other job would be paid quite a bit less. Also, anything they have done by contractors has to be done like 5 times because they never do it right the first time. If a company wanted something done, whoever they hired would get it done the first time if they wanted credibility and to be hired again. With the military, the people paying them aren't spending their own money, nor do they have much of a cap. They can just spend whatever they like. If it's like that in the military, I'm pretty sure it's similar in other government institutions.

the point of pepsi anyway is its more sweet. to me coke just tastes like airbubbles in
water

Pepsi could taste exactly like Coke if they wanted to. But their advertising strategy is that they're not coke, they're something different. If they tasted like Coke, no one would buy it unless they lowered their prices.

Why is Obama red and Romney blue?
What sort of shenanigans are they trying to pull...

To match the sodas. In this election Obama is the original, Romney is the newcomer who is trying to be better than the original.

Coke and Pepsi were invented in the late 1800s. I don't think either are newcomers at this stage of the game.

I personally would have gone with their party colors is all I'm saying...

Well I was not aware of that.

Greater knowledge through wikipedia.

But that's wrong, you fucking idiot.
Pepsi is completely different from Coke.

A lot of people prefer one over the other, but what's the difference in the end? They both accomplish the same goal, you're not really going to be any happier or more refreshed if you drank coke rather than if you drank pepsi. Same with these candidates, mostly the same ingredients, but present themselves way differently from the other.

I was trying to make a joke, not a political statement.
I think you have a valid point, but I wouldn't go as far as to say marketing is the only significant difference between the candidates. There are important differences of ideology, policy and experience between them that you have omitted and that would make a difference in the lives of the citizens and the condition of the nation.

But I still think Pepsi is better

Not that their marketing strategies themselves are different, their strategy is to make themselves seem different. Romney: "Well at least I'm not Obama" Obama: "Well at least I'm not Mitt." That's what all this mudslinging is about, to make themselves seem better without any real facts.

I don't think people got your joke though (myself included)