Ryan and the other Randians truly hate America
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Ryan and the other Randians truly hate America

Griffin : GA : USA | Apr 07, 2012 at 3:15 PM PDT
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There is one thing that completely bumfuzzles me when I hear people saw it about Rep. Paul Ryan's venture into Social Darwinism.

At least he has a plan. No one else in Washington has a plan.

I pretty much figure that the people who say this are one of two things. They're either promoting Ryan's plan ... or they're idiots.

Simply having a plan is worth nothing. I can say I have the perfect plan to end gridlock in Washington, but if I tell you that plan is to deport all Republicans, I shouldn't get credit for innovative thinking.

Come on, folks. Adolf Hitler had a plan too. He called it the Final Solution.

All you need to know about Ryan to understand him is that he is a disciple of the late Ayn Rand. Taxes on the extremely wealthy in this country are at their lowest level in more than 80 years, but Ryan's plan is to cut them even more. I can only figure he has so little respect for the American voter that he believes people will buy anything if you lie about it long enough.

Ronald Reagan sold us trickle-down economics in the '80s, and Republicans have been buying into it ever since despite the fact that is doesn't work. The rich have been getting richer for 30 years and the rest of us are getting screwed.

I can give you an extremely conservative argument for higher taxes without increasing government spending in any way. WE NEED TO PAY OUR DEBTS.

Got it? We could refuse to increase spending at all, but we still need to take in more money to balance the budget and pay the debts our government has been incurring since Reagan started running massive deficits in his first term.

Paul Ryan doesn't want to do that.

He wants to cut taxes even more, and continue to increase defense spending as well. The only possible answer to this is that Ryan and the others like him are expecting a massive crash -- the bankruptcy to end all bankruptcies -- at some point.

You can bet that when it comes, these people will have most of their wealth offshore somewhere. And when this country descends into total anarchy, Ryan and all the others like him will be living somewhere far from here and using small armies to protect their wealth.

I want these people to answer one question:

Let's assume that we're not going to increase federal spending for domestic needs at all. Let's assume that we're willing to let people die for lack of medical care or starve because they cannot afford to buy food.

Forget them, OK?

Why won't you support taxation that will at least pay for the government you demand that we have? Why do you refuse to even consider paying down the national debt?

Yeah, that's two questions, but it really comes down to one:

Why are you trying to destroy the United State of America?

It's a fair question.

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Ryan's plan?
Plow under half of the middle class to cut taxes for the 1 percent.
Michael Rappaport is based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, and is an Anchor for Allvoices.
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Posted By jimiham James A. Hamilton | about 1 year ago
A real thought-provoking piece, CaliforniaMike.
Reply By CaliforniaMike Michael Rappaport | about 1 year ago
Thank you. It isn't about spending or Socialism. It's just about paying our debts.
Posted By ahol888 Adrian Holman | about 1 year ago
When Rep. Paul Ryan first became a member of the House of Representatives, he wasn't the noob that he is now. His roadmap would lead America into a ditch.
Posted By hmichaelharvey Harold Michael Harvey, J. D. | about 1 year ago
You have hit on something that the Republicans seem to miss in the economic woes the country is in and that is we need more revenue if we are going to pay our bills. Speaking of needing more revenue, read my reports because my family has cut back about as much as one can, we need more revenue.
Posted By mhatter99 Martin Kloess | about 1 year ago
well written - thank you
Posted By Adebanjos Adebanjos | about 1 year ago
Excellent job – rated up.
Posted By firesisle Hardy Wright | about 1 year ago
Big first question Mike: do you know where the money we pay in income tax goes? I'm interested to hear your answer. Here's a hint: it doesn't go for infrastructure or entitlement programs.

"I can give you an extremely conservative argument for higher taxes without increasing government spending in any way. WE NEED TO PAY OUR DEBTS."

Paying our debts is important; that's impossible under a tax and spend
administration, regardless of party. Spending has to be brought under control FIRST. To do otherwise would be like raising the limit on an irresponsible teen's credit card and telling them not to spend...
Reply By CaliforniaMike Michael Rappaport | about 1 year ago
Let's see, Hardy. I believe about $400 billion a year goes to pay interest on the national debt, and I think the last time I looked, about $1.2 trillion went for "national security." By the way, that's triple what we spent on defense at the end of the Cold War.

That's spending I'd like to see gotten under control.
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