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Ryan's Budget a Blueprint for Republicans' Electoral Defeat in 2012

Working families are tired of the Republicans' failed "trickle down" economics

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Yes we as the common public is tired of the "Trickle down " economics, but how can you critisize one party when both are only looking to fill your pockets with money. Your politics, government is not for the working person, but for the rich. This country was was built with hard work from the working class. I think we as a country need to step away from the thought of money and concentrate on people young, old, education, health care, jobs. Since 1964 this country has gone down hill with little care for people. It is amazing how polititions forget about the working people, since they do not have to worry about health care, senior citizens years, jobs. Polititions need not to for get who they work for and where their pay checks come from. We( the working tax payers) should be able to vote on EVERY law, pay raises for the polititions, and every other aspect of our Government.

I think if we took some of the ideas( that will benefit our country as a whole, ie health care, jobs, equality for all that work for it) from each vice and presidental candidate and put those ideas into one person, then and only then when we will have a Great U.S. President.

Mr. Ryan how can you wan to submitt such a budget plan when we have people in this country that have worked all of their lives and now are in their mid 60-70's have to worry about money to survive on not to mention health care???? I know that you have parents that are in their mid 60-70's and yes if you are a good son would take care of them, but what if you did not???? Lets think about our older folks?

I think that health care should be available to all as long as they are currently employed( ie either by working for a company or own their own business)

Welfare should only be for those citizens that are handicaped ( ie mentally, physically) not for those who do not wish to work and want a FREE Ride through life. To fund this program should come out of everyones pay check. ( like Social Security does)

Social Security account should not be used as a presidental fund when he needs money to support his financial failures. This fund was set up to assist the working public ( pays into their own account) when old age sets in. AGAIN NOT FOR PRESIDENTS( or any other politician) TO USE TO CORRECT THE FINANCIAL PIT FALLS. This is for those whom pay into it ONLY!!!!

To close we need to put away our worry about money and concentrate on people, which in turn will be rewarding to all for their survival of life.

Respectfully,

Robert C. Coe

Robert C. Coe of VA 9:08AM August 13, 2012

I agree the Ryan budget punishes the old and the poor, and rewards the wealthy, but I think you give too much credit to the average Joe who feels "we're spending too much, cut, cut, cut spending--Washington is the problem." I don't think they really know why they feel this way, but listening to right wing radio with Rush Limbaugh blasting Obama every hour on the hour does not help the Democratic cause.

The only way to counter this mentality is for the Democrats to get out the younger voters en masse and to "scare" the older voters by bringing home the dangers and insecurities to them of the Ryan budget. Further, the Dems have to make a big issue of the Republicans continued penchant for big defense budgets to the point of shredding needed safety nets to pay for them. The Dems must also connect the shredding of safety nets by the Republicans as a threat to the stability of the middle class. This can be done by emphasizing the Republicans penchant for tax cuts for the already wealthy and the failure of "trickle down" economics for the middle class. I can't emphasize enough the importance of the latter.

The old and poor are threatened by the Republicans, but since more and more of us are old, poor and tired, the more the vote should lean Democratic. It will be a test of whether the "third rail" can survive deficit politics.

George DeMarse of NC 8:43PM May 10, 2012

Even Ryan knows his budget isn't serious and has no chance of getting anywhere. But it is indeed difficult to imagine seniors, and any of us who are nearly seniors, or even hope to be seniors someday, voting for candidates who agree with his viewpoint.

That being said, we do have a deficit that needs to be dealt with. And that's one big reason not to make further cuts in taxes for the wealthiest, who don't need them.

Mark Shields pointed out that Mitt Romney's own taxes will be directly affected by the decisions made on this issue. It's going to be interesting for him to defend paying less himself while old ladies are supposed to go hungry and forgo medical care.

Elene Gusch of NM 2:19AM March 25, 2012

The attempts to force seniors to pay twice for the costs of retirement, first from payroll taxes and next from the costs of cutbacks and privatization should deeply shame the wealthy who run this country.

It was not so long ago that all of us, conservative, centrist and liberal, understood that our national strength and therefore the prosperity of us all rested on the social peace provided by Social Security, Medicare, guarantees of education and subsistence income. Now the social contract has been torn up and the radical movements of the early 20th century are returning.

Future generations will record that this generation of the leadership of this country were effete and self-centered, dishonest and afflicted with unquenchable greed; that they destroyed a great nation through wars with no real objective; and that the final straw was the destruction of the middle class.

Or, maybe--improbably-- enough people with a vision of something larger will be elected to Congress to give them time to re-think how they want to be remembered.

Brad of NM 2:55PM March 24, 2012

The Ryan-Romney budget (Romney has endorsed it) doesn't even cut the deficit or the long-term debt for decades. The proposed Progressive budget cuts the deficit within a couple of years and lowers the debt within 10 years. Eric Griego knows the cost of cuts in social programs. He left a very successful tenure as Executive Director of NM Voices for Children to run for Congress.

Roxanne Allen of NM 11:12AM March 24, 2012