By selecting Paul Ryan for his Vice President Romney has made a statement. First of all he has shown the ability make bold good choices in people, which is an important part of being a successful president. Compare this to Obama choosing Biden, the worst vice presidential candidate I have seen in my life. More important than that, is the larger statement; which is that he wants this election to not be just about removing this train wreck of a President, but also about seriously working to fix the major issues we face. Many in the GOP wanted Romney to pick a safe choice that would make winning easier, or so they think. But that would leave little ability to tackle the big issues. I do not care about the GOP winning if we are going to continue to ignore our major challenges as President Obama has.
The argument against Paul Ryan was that choosing him would make his reform plan and saving Medicare major issues in this election. To that I say Bring it on! As it is, Obama is attacking Romney with lies about his record at Bain Capital, lies about his taxes, and Obama’s campaign to attack any productive members in our country. He will do anything to keep the attention of his terrible record and the fact that he has no credible plans for any of the major issues.(1) I would rather fight over real issues than any of the ones Obama is raising right now. None of those truly matter for our future, including Obama’s plan to increase taxes. If we fail to deal with spending and entitlements we will fail regardless of what we do on taxes. Whereas if we succeed on the entitlement reform, spending reform, and leave the Bush tax rates in effect we can avoid a crash.
I see three major issues that we should be discussing. First we must deal with the entitlements that are going bankrupt or have no plan to fund them including; Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and Obamacare (2). If we do not deal with these we will have a fiscal collapse regardless of other issues. The other two issues are the economy and the debt.
Sure enough as expected Obama released a statement with two points one complaining that Ryan supported the Bush Spending, and calling his budget “Radical”. Given that Obama refuses to take spending seriously, he used the same tricks Bush used to “pay for” the Medicare prescription Drug plan, to pass Obamacare, and he passed Obamacare, he has no room to talk on the issue of Ryan’s support for spending under Bush. President Obama can call the Ryan Budget radical if he wants, but the reality is it is a good start, but we will likely need more radical changes to avoid a fiscal crash in the long run. Then again, being responsible is a “radical” idea for Washington. In addition the longer we wait the more radical the required solution will be.
Let’s have the comparison between the Obama vision, of doing nothing and then position his party rule to over the collapse of the nation, to the vision of Romney/Ryan of solving our major issues. For example on the issue of Social Security, Obama has no plan and wants only to use it an issue, by pretending his do nothing plan somehow saves Social Security, while the truth is he only ensures a more disruptive change. Romney/Ryan want to work with both parties to make needed changes while protecting those over 55 and stopping further intergenerational theft.
President Obama likes to claim Ryan wants to “End Medicare as we know it”. The truth is with Obamacare he already has ended Medicare as we know it. A board a 15 people will work to determine what services to deny to seniors, and it will effect current retirees.(3) Romney/Ryan want to responsibly make changes to save Medicare for future generations while not impacting those near or in retirement.
President Obama has no plan to deal with paying for costs of Obamacare or Medicaid. Romney /Ryan want to repeal and replace Obamacare. Then maybe we can have health reform focused on controlling costs instead of increasing them.
All of President Obama’s plans such as higher taxes and more regulation will continue to minimize job creation. His plan is to repeat his failed ideas. It is obvious the economy would be better with the Romney/Ryan plan. The better economy will reduce expenses and raise revenues and we would be better for the debt in the long run.
No one is better than Paul Ryan at defending the Ryan plan. The truth is on our side. So bring on the debate. Then the country can either chose the Obama plan to ignore our problems and have a fiscal crash that hurts everyone, or they can chose the Romney/Ryan plan of being responsible.
1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_f20ZDBj5k
Yes, indeed -- bring on the discussion of what Ryan's plan will mean for most of us.
The fact is, they're afraid of their own position, which is "It's A-OK for a multi-millionaire to pay a smaller share of his income in taxes than someone making $40K," which is what Romney's tax returns would show. I don't think anyone seriously believes that Romney's paid no taxes in the last 10 years; however, we all know that he's paid a shockingly low percentage of his income, and that he's taken advantage of every available loophole, and that there are a lot more loopholes available to the wealthy than the working class. The President gave Trump, Dobbs and all of their Republican enablers his birth certificate, and Romney's taxes are much more relevant to the race than the ginned-up "birther" controversy. If Romney and Ryan want to have a serious conversation about the budget, then they should start by admitting how much they benefit from the current tax code.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/11/business/in-the-superrich-clues-to-romneys-tax-returns-common-sense.html?pagewanted=2&src=rechp The gist? Of the 400 highest incomes, 6 paid no income taxes in 2009, and 1/4 paid less than 15%. Given that Romney has a fondness for aggressive tax avoidance (e.g., the "Rafalca" problem), it's likely that his 2009 tax bill was shockingly low, especially to a single person making $34,000 that year, who would have paid 25%.
If you are going to come back with me that the capital gains tax is lower, anyone no matter their class is taxed at that rate.
"The 2013 budget that Ryan unveiled Tuesday picks up some important features, including the Medicare option, from the Ryan-Wyden plan. It would create a competitive-bidding process to determine the annual increase in the government voucher, forcing health plans and the Medicare program to compete for patients. The federal subsidy would be based on the second- least-expensive plan in each market. " http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-20/paul-ryan-s-medicare-voucher-plan-improves-with-each-pass.html
Some people look at those facts and conclude that the rich should be paying less in taxes. And those people are either rich, or woefully misled.
A) Ayn Rand is his idol. B) Ryan is building his career on godlessness.
@Progress2day LOL! > Letterman: Since Ryan drove weinermobile, both candidates have driven a car w/ a dog on roof #tcot | #wiunion
Here is some starters for you since your fingers seems to be too lazy to google: “I grew up reading Ayn Rand and it taught me quite a bit about who I am and what my value systems are and what my beliefs are. It’s inspired me so much that it’s required reading in my office for all my interns and my staff… The reason I got involved in public service, by and large, if I had to credit one thinker, one person, it would be Ayn Rand.” - Representative Paul Ryan, February 2, 2005 Of course, ryan is a brown noser: Ryan voted Biggest Brown Noser in his class http://www.globalpost.com/dispatches/globalpost-blogs/weird-wide-web/biggest-brown-noser-paul-ryan
Spud Lovr @SpudLovr Ryan called stimulus wasteful, then sought funds http://post.cr/RgJo5x #wiunion #p2 #obama2012 http://www.postcrescent.com/viewart/20120815/APC010402/308150305/Ryan-called-stimulus-wasteful-then-sought-funds
The other Paul Ryan plan: $800B in Medicaid cuts – http://www.boston.com/news/politics/articles/2012/08/15/the_other_paul_ryan_plan_800b_in_medicaid_cuts/
ray reynolds @cr8f @crewislife: Angry Ann Romney Announces They Shouldn’t Be Questioned About Finances http://bit.ly/OwquWA (@politicususa) #p2
KarlRoves Brain @KarlRovesBrain #wiunion, let's recap. Hopper...GONE. Kapanke...GONE. Wanggaard...GONE. Fitzgerald...GONE. Now, get the Tea Party OFF your school board!