Ezra Klein parses Rep. Paul Ryan's budget proposal: I wouldn't balance the budget in anything like the way Ryan proposes. His solution works by making care less affordable for seniors. I'd prefer to aggressively reform the system itself so the...
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Later this month, House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan (R) will release his proposed budget, likely including his plan with Rep. Ron Wyden (D-OR) to transform Medicare. But while some see the revamped plan, which Mitt Romney has embraced... Read Post
Ezra Klein: Congressman Paul Ryan, the ranking Republican on the House Budget Committee, who's released a budget proposal that actually erases the massive long-term deficit. That's not mere press release braggadocio. CBO agrees. But... Read Post
Chait is on the same page as me: Ryan, like many conservatives, prefers to reside in an alternate universe in which the Affordable Care Act is not a budget saver but a massive drain on the federal budget (like, say,... Read Post