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Liberal parties anywhere else in the world are the political expression of the bourgeois. They are hostile to or at least uncomfortable with labor unions and are rather opposed to large social programs. They dislike government regulations of financial markets and of workplace safety standards. They are for market self-regulation, for low taxes and are very libertarian vis-a-vis government interference in people's private lives. The US is the only country in the world where the word "liberal" is confused with being left wing or a social -democrat.
