Representative Paul Ryan, R-WI, gave the Republican response to the State of the Union message. As some responders have found (e.g., Bobby Jindal, here), this can be a tough assignment. Representative Ryan chose to give us a primer on Conservative philosophy while at the same time coming off as a reasonable person. Quite an achievement!
I love counterfactuals, for example, "What if Paul Ryan would have made some specific proposals?" Had Rep. Ryan chosen to do so, he probably would have drawn on his ROADMAP FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE (here): (1) Health Care: repeal the current bill (which is a mess) and allow people to buy health insurance across State lines. People in Wisconsin can then enjoy trying to make claims on insurance companies in Nevada or use their refundable tax credit to play on-line poker. (2) Medicare and Medicaid: Fully fund Medical Savings accounts so that poor people with no money can put some of it aside for medical expenses. (3) Social Security: Allow people under 55 to take part of their Social Security taxes (it's my money and I need it now) and invest it in the stock market or add it to their refundable health care tax credit to play on-line poker. And, (4) Simplify the Tax code so that the wealthy and the large corporations don't have to pay taxes and don't have to hire expensive Democratic tax lawyers to find loopholes that they should just be getting anyway.
For any of my international readers who think Wisconsin is in Canada, Rep. Ryan's political philosophy and ROADMAP FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE should help correct your geography.
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