Alexandra Jaffe:
"House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan said that if President Obama is reelected in November, Europe’s current economic crisis will be America’s future.
“The president, his budget, the fact the Senate hasn't done a budget in three years, puts us on a path towards European-like austerity,” said Ryan, R-Wis., on NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday.
He continued: “If the last four years is any indication of the next four years under current management, we'll keep kicking the can. We'll keep making empty promises to voters. And then we'll probably have a debt crisis ... in the next presidency if we stay on this path.”
Ryan offered his own, House-passed budget plan as an alternative, which he said would “preempt” austerity by reducing U.S. debt and reigning in borrowing.
“The whole premise of our budget is to preempt austerity by getting our borrowing under control, having tax reform for economic growth, and preventing Medicare, Social Security and Medicaid from going bankrupt. That preempts austerity,” he said....." (Read more? Click title)
"Unapologetic pursuit and tracking of patterns within the news others make since 2010."
Showing posts with label Rep Paul Ryan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rep Paul Ryan. Show all posts
May 21, 2012
May 3, 2012
SandBoxBlogs: Aspen Times "Charlie Leonard: President's math doesn't add up"
Charlie Leonard:
"It's the nature of our politics that we allow our politicians wide latitude when they make promises about the future. More often than not, this is the triumph of hope over reason, but it's the small probabilities that sustain us in this optimism. It's because we know it's actually possible to solve problems — even if in our hearts we know certain individuals lack the courage or the competence to get it done — that we continue to give them some benefit of our doubt.
But what are we to believe when our politicians start to make promises that are beyond improbable and enter the realm of impossibility?...." (Read more? Click title)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
"It's the nature of our politics that we allow our politicians wide latitude when they make promises about the future. More often than not, this is the triumph of hope over reason, but it's the small probabilities that sustain us in this optimism. It's because we know it's actually possible to solve problems — even if in our hearts we know certain individuals lack the courage or the competence to get it done — that we continue to give them some benefit of our doubt.
But what are we to believe when our politicians start to make promises that are beyond improbable and enter the realm of impossibility?...." (Read more? Click title)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
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