Nothing like a little hyperbole in the morning. But seriously, freshman teahead Paul Ryan's budget plan which already passed the House looks like it will be dead in the Senate. Maybe its unpopularity has something to do with the fact that it cuts Medicare, a program that provides healthcare to millions of America's ailing seniors, and uses the money to buy 100 pizzas for every single citizen in the country! Hazzah! Except instead of pizza, it really hands the money over to the wealthiest people in the country. Here are some places where you can read up then discuss:
http://www.tnr.com/blog/jonathan-chait/88984/the-root-cause-the-gops-huge-mistake
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0511/55691.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/senate-republicans-stand-by-plan-to-overhaul-medicare/2011/05/25/AG4LKZBH_story_1.html
Everyone in the comments should suggest one thing that we could spend the money on besides John Kerry's new yacht. How about a coast to coast floating monorail? Or; a beer volcano that covers the entire state of Ohio?
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