As we wrote about yesterday – the House GOP passed a bill that would eliminate the vast majority of a social safety net, education programs, turn Medicare into a voucher program for future seniors among other things…all the while increasing defense spending and cutting taxes for America’s wealthiest. It’s a cruel and horrible joke; well – the likely Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has fully embraced this budget. The House Budget is now Mitt Romney’s budget; he would sign it without compunction. And that’s all Republican backers really need…someone who will sign their bills regardless of the type of damage it will create in our country. Here are 10 questions to ask yourself to see if you like the Republican plan fundamentally alter America as we know it.
From the NY Times:
In all, 62 percent of the budget’s cuts come from low-income programs, and that’s on top of the substantial cut in spending already in place from last year. But the Ryan budget does contain a substantial tax cut for the rich, which is one of the reasons Mr. Romney said he was “very supportive” of the plan.
“It’s a bold and exciting effort,” he said, “and it’s very much consistent with what I put out earlier.” It is also consistent with his stated lack of concern for the very poor.
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