Republicans seek to undo much of stimulus spending (Budget)

[radfringe]

Source: AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans in the House are pushing an alternative budget plan that would cut income tax rates and radically overhaul the Medicare program providing health care to the elderly.

The plan unveiled Wednesday by Wisconsin GOP Rep. Paul Ryan also freezes overall spending on domestic programs and repeals most of the spending in President Barack Obama's recently passed economic stimulus bill.

Despite the spending reductions, the plan projects permanent deficits exceeding $500 billion into the future, fueled largely by big tax cuts.

The GOP plan would offer couples the option of a 10 percent rate on the first $100,000 of income, with a 25 percent rate thereafter. On Medicare, workers under the age of 55 would receive premium subsidies equal to the average Medicare benefit when they retire.



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.........fueled largely by big tax cuts.

I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOO surprised.... NOT

[benld74]

1. Ryan drew the short straw, to have to unveil this POS!

[radfringe]

2. MSNBC has video of the "unveiling"

Ryan held up the "budget" to the cameras. Green Cover, pretty graphics on the front - looks thinner than the "blueprint" from last week

[EC]

5. Ryan has been pushing this piece of shit plan for years

he brings it out every year here is WI to show everyone that he's got a plan, calls it his Plan for the Future...it's old, passe methods - that have already proven not to work...just another retread...

[pattmarty]

6. Buh, buh, buh, he's the young, handsome, new WHITE face of................

.............the republican party. Same old shit, new face.

[Naipes]

3. These guys are posturing morons.

How anyone can vote for these assholes is beyond me.

[diane in sf]

4. more republishit...

[Democrats_win]

7. They're doing a heck of a job, those Republicans.

A budget full so full of BS that you need all the nation's pitch forks to keep it from spilling over. And this country has a lot of pitch forks at the ready--for Wall Street crooks.

[George II]

8. Until they start calling us the "DEMOCRATIC" party, we should call their leader Rep. BONER!!

[RoccoR5955]

9. Isn't that how his name is pronounced?

Personally, I call them the Republic Party. Sometimes I call them the Rapeublic Party. Most of the time I just call them bovine fecal matter.

[George II]

15. They actually pronounce it "bainer", you must be thinking of what they call him.

[provis99]

10. Tax cuts? How dreadfully boring!!!

Usually I can work up enough energy to get mad at Republicans, but they have become such boring one-trick ponies, I wonder, why bother even getting mad at them? Sigh....same old republican cluelessness...

[radfringe]

11. NOPers make no provisions for Revenue

the center piece (as always) is taxcuts for corporations and top 10%.

It's more of the tinkle-down on the rest of us theory.

Heard one blatherhead say the NOPers have no leader, no direction, no ideas - McConnell and Boehner etc. are just out there floundering, trying to swim while hanging onto a big rock.

[SandWalker1984]

12. Republican budget plan: if you're under 55, no Medicare for you!

A story posted on msnbc contains the following paragraph:

On Medicare, workers under the age of 55 would enroll in private plans and receive premium subsidies equal to the average Medicare benefit when they retire. Benefits would not be changed for people in the program or people 55 or older. Democrats warned that the GOP plan would force draconian cuts to the program.

read the entire story at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29992865/



So, I've paid into the Medicare program for 37 years and now the Republicans are telling me to kiss off, get PRIVATE insurance? I don't have health insurance now because I don't qualify for a group plan and have a pre-existing condition. Try getting reasonably priced health insurance when you're 65!!!

This story is barely being mentioned on the mainstream media. Let ALL of your Republican friends know what the Republicans want to do to all of us.

:mad:

[Deja Q]

13. Same old failed policies, eh?

[JerseygirlCT]

14. What's that definition of insanity? Doing the same thing over and over

and expecting a different result?

They never learn.