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Ryan unveils his plan. Not a total solution a solid first step in fixing our economy. If this prevents our National Debt from going >100% of GDP (as Obama plan dictates) the economy will have a chance to grow.



Paul Ryan: The GOP Path to Prosperity - WSJ.com



Editorial: Ryan's Budget Plan Gets The Job Done - Investors.com

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What Is Conservatism and What Is Wrong with It?

The health insurance companies are all having multiple orgasms.. now they will "set up" some unsuspecting souls, aka the tea party, tell them some lies, sugarcoat the ryan plan, pour massive amounts into these unsuspecting nitwits and make a lot of noise...

The reality is that old folks vote a lot and this could be the gift wrapped package that Obama was waiting for.. if you think that private insurers has anyone's best interest in mind except their bottom line, then you need serious medication..

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Or, if you prefer a less biased source (as you said elsewhere):


conservatism (political philosophy) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia

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I agree Pelosi and Reid never introduced a budget last year. Obama has never proposed anything to deal with the structural debt the country faces. So they waited for someone to make the first move so they could demagogue, lie and have a campaign issue.

This proposal will form the basis for the debate in the next election. Leadership vs cowardice.

BTW for those interested a short course on the debt crisis:

HERE IT IS: Your Short Course On Why The US Is Screwed

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All this proposal does is continue the american plutocracy, and create more wealth for the private insurance companies.. the divide will continue to increase.

How will this reconcile with the dreaded health care act? At first glance it appears to be somewhat dependent upon it??

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This is warmed over Reagonomics

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Looking forward to reading about this in the journal

At first glance, disappointing that it doesn't appear to do much about military spending -- but maybe that was in order to curry favor with his fellow pubbies who won't take kindly to a lot of spending cuts and who would be particularly upset over military spending

One good thing about this, regardless of the details, is that it should further focus discussions on decreasing government spending, which is a step toward decreasing overnment's overall size and reach.

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I happen to like Ryan, but lately he seems to have made a deal with the Owners for the promise of the Big Job down the road. I don't like the idea of handing more profits to insurance companies. Not good. Senior votors still think the Republican Party represents "family values" and the Goode Olde Days of gays in the closet, Jesus and big band music. Wait til they find out that they're waterboys for their Owners.

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Listening to a discussion of this on the radio today, there is no mention of scaling back the DOD, its contractors and prerequisite fraud.

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A typical Republican proposal puts the onus of deficit reduction on the backs of those who our economy has failed to help under the unsubstantiated belief that trickle down economics works. Reagan created record deficits in order to pump enough money into our economy to create the illusion that the tax cuts were beneficial. His trickle down economics did not work. In fact, the separation between the rich and the middle class/poor only increased under his proposals.

If we want to fix the deficit we need to raise taxes on the wealthy, get out of Afghanistan, and punish companies that abuse our markets by relocating to other nations. Ryan's proposal shows he has heartfelt love for money, but is stone cold for the needs of the needy.

Personally, I think this survival of the fittest mentality is designed to protect white privilege as the country continues to advance towards whites being a minority.