Because Obama cutting medicare wasn't about closing the deficit.
It was about moving money from one government spending program to another.
Politics. Ryan was widely despised and feared by the elderly because of his plan to essentially gut Medicare. Attacking Obama for his Medicare cuts was their way of distracting those elderly by insinuating Obama was at least as bad, if not worse.Then why did they run against Obama cutting Medicare by $716 billion? Romney and the Republicans said they would put that money back?
Then why did they run against Obama cutting Medicare by $716 billion? Romney and the Republicans said they would put that money back?
Doesn't matter, no politician wants to cut any entitlements. You don't get popular by taking the candy away from the children.
Right. We either need to cut entitlements or raise taxes across the board. Neither will happen so in the next election we will be glaring at an even larger debt and just watch both sides blame eachother. It's a nice little corner we have backed ourselves into.
We actually need to do both, raise taxes and cut spending & waste. Hell if we could cut the waste, overcharging, and abuse in programs we'd probably be ok.
Will someone please list the specific "entitlement" programs that could be cut? I have no objection to cutting welfare and most of the farm subsidies that I'm familiar with - Social security should have been reformed decades ago - and federal employees shouldn't be be getting federally provided retirement benefits unless every non-federal employee is getting an equal private retirement benefit. JMHO. Unemployment is good but should be limited.
Thanks.
99 Weeks of Unemployment is good by you?
That's almost 2 years for those a little slow with math.
Unemployment is good but should be limited.
Thanks.
It was posted as "should be limited" for those a little slow at reading.
and general unemployement (i.e. 26 weeks) is paid for, just like the other real entitlements (ss and medicare), by the people. May not be enough money and that's something that will need to be addressed, one way or another, very soon.
There was not an increase of 716B in spending.
Will someone please list the specific "entitlement" programs that could be cut? I have no objection to cutting welfare and most of the farm subsidies that I'm familiar with - Social security should have been reformed decades ago - and federal employees shouldn't be be getting federally provided retirement benefits unless every non-federal employee is getting an equal private retirement benefit. JMHO. Unemployment is good but should be limited.
Thanks.
He also said it was good, for those that only read what they want
Not really. Bush greatly expanded medicare after all even when there was no political pressure to do so.
Then why did they run against Obama cutting Medicare by $716 billion? Romney and the Republicans said they would put that money back?