And it's even worse than the last one. Bernie Sanders sounds off:
I don't know the details of Ryan's "new" budget, but given his past performance, I can guess. I doubt that it has any redeeming qualities at all (unless you're worth a few hundred million -- or a military contractor).
And I wonder how much it's going to increase the deficit.
Here's some commentary by Digby, taking off from this news report. This is good:
The doomsday scenario is good -- Medicare "spiraling out of control"? Is it any wonder no one except Fox News junkies takes this seriously?
Oh, and the part about repealing the ACA? Read this. Because it is so totally not working.
I don't know the details of Ryan's "new" budget, but given his past performance, I can guess. I doubt that it has any redeeming qualities at all (unless you're worth a few hundred million -- or a military contractor).
And I wonder how much it's going to increase the deficit.
Here's some commentary by Digby, taking off from this news report. This is good:
Republicans say the new "premium support" system for future Medicare retirees who are now 55 or younger would prevent the budget from spiraling out of control as more baby boomers retire and the present system collapses. They also say the redesigned Medicare program would offer seniors more choices and curb costs.
The doomsday scenario is good -- Medicare "spiraling out of control"? Is it any wonder no one except Fox News junkies takes this seriously?
Oh, and the part about repealing the ACA? Read this. Because it is so totally not working.
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Paul Ryan is a follower of Milton Friedman and an admirer of Ayn Rand. Friedman was the advisor to Ronald Reagan, who brought the country the voodoo economics all Republicans have since supported. It's incredible to me that they Republican Party has managed to misinform nearly the entire country as to the fiscal management differences between business and government. Another few years, and even people who understand will be scratching their heads and believing that governments should run on a balanced budget and the Pentagon should get most of it -- even though the Pentagon has spent years saying they had more than enough and didn't want any extra, thank you.
Paul Ryan is dangerous. And he's never had to support himself with a real job -- it's been government money his entire life, beginning with Social Security death benefits (his father) and running right along through college, internships, and elections. He will die before he admits that trickle-down theory is bogus.
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