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Pie in the sky economic growth solves things, he promises. Cut taxes, don't raise them, he urges.
Repeal Obamacare. Replace it with something worse. Make America's dysfunctional healthcare system more predatory. Let insurers, drug companies and large hospital chains operate unregulated.
Medicare is going broke, he claims. It's not sound for the long run. Social Security faces trouble later, he says.
When properly administered, both programs are fiscally sound. Minor adjustments only are needed.
They're not entitlements. They're government guaranteed insurance programs. Payroll taxes fund them. Millions of Americans rely on them. Promises made must be kept.
Separating Trust Fund receipts from general revenues assures longterm health. Contractual federal obligations would be secure. Benefits could increase, not decline.
Responsible societies operate that way. Good government isn't rocket science. It's as simple as doing the right thing.
Ryan favors wealth, power and privilege. So do most Republicans and Democrats. Obama prioritizes major social spending cuts. He wants hundreds of billions slashed initially. More comes later.
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