On Apr 4, 2012, at 4:46 PM, Francis Drouillard wrote: > <http://freebeacon.com/obamas-truthiness/> > At least he's not afraid to proclaim his ignorance. Makes me wonder how > anyone can support that lying sack of crap.
"Obama also criticized Ryan for not specifying which tax breaks and loopholes he would eliminate as part of the comprehensive, revenue-neutral tax reform proposal in his budget. “The Republicans in Congress refuse to list a single tax loophole they are willing to close,” he said. “Not one.” But specific tax reforms are not typically included in Congressional budgets either, as the House Ways and Means Committee must author them." Yes, yet Ryan put specific dollar amounts on how much money will be recovered by ending tax loopholes. You cannot say "I'll eliminate 1.6 trillion in loopholes" truthfully, unless you have some idea of what loopholes you're talking about. Otherwise you are, as the President noted, talking out your ass. "The president also mischaracterized Ryan’s proposal to transition Medicare into a market-oriented “premium support” program, calling it a “voucher plan” that will “end Medicare as we know it.” Former Clinton chief of staff Erskine Bowles, who chaired Obama’s deficit commission in 2010, recently said that it is “really unfair” to describe Ryan’s proposal as a “voucher plan.” Maybe it's unfair, but jesus christ on a goddamn stick, IT'S RIGHT THERE IN RYAN'S OWN FUCKING PLAN!: <http://www.roadmap.republicans.budget.house.gov/Issues/Issue/?IssueID=8520> "It preserves the existing Medicare program for those currently enrolled or becoming eligible in the next 10 years (those 55 and older today) - So Americans can receive the benefits they planned for throughout their working lives. For those currently under 55 – as they become Medicare-eligible – it creates a Medicare payment, initially averaging $11,000, to be used to purchase a Medicare certified plan. The payment is adjusted to reflect medical inflation, and pegged to income, with low-income individuals receiving greater support. The plan also provides risk adjustment, so those with greater medical needs receive a higher payment." Medicare as it stands now is a taxpayer-funded single-payer fee-for-service health insurance plan. Ryans plan turns that into a system whereby the Government gives seniors a set amount of money with which to buy private insurance plans. You are correct, it doesn't say 'voucher' but you would have to either be mind-bogglingly dense to not realize that this is a voucher system, or a flat liar. I'm torn which it is. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "StrataList-OT" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/stratalist-ot?hl=en.
