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Yes.
I also understand how they work. That doesn't change the fact that they should change to start publishing facts.
Some of their policies are acceptable (on paper). I'm generally a fan of lower taxes (ironically, the progressive income tax was created under Republicans Roosevelt and Taft), smaller scope of federal government, and reducing barriers to economic development. And that used to be what conservatives in the US stood for, at least on paper. These days they're merely obstructionist and don't seem to actually have a plan themselves, adding as much or more to the national deficit compared to Democrats.
I'm long past believing anyone with power will actually act on their ideological convictions. Democrats are supposed to be the pro-worker party, yet Biden gave railroad workers a pretty crappy deal. Republicans are supposed to be "fiscally conservative," yet spending rose dramatically during Trump's first term and is rising this year too (despite claiming to make fiscal cuts), and here's the official Treasury page stating we've already spent 3.5T this year (fiscal year starts in October, so only half that time was under Trump).