HuffPost's Howard Fineman appeared on MSNBC's 'Hardball' on Monday night alongside MSNBC Political Analyst Richard Wolffe to discuss the recent budget deal that averted a government shutdown, as well as upcoming budget battles.
He discussed Paul Ryan's proposed changes to Medicare, saying, "the good thing for the president is the Paul Ryan Medicare plan, because it makes people angry. First of all it scares seniors, and it should, but at the same time it exempts [people] 55 and over so it's going to really annoy younger people who are going to at some point, supposed to get Medicare benefits." Fineman concluded that younger people below 55 "ultimately are going to get screwed."
In terms of longer-term budget proposals, he explained that "the one thing the president doesn't want to do is talk about tax increases in isolation." Fineman continued, "that won't work for Democrats even if you're just going to tax rich people. You have to put it in the context of a plan."
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This bill bodes badly for liberal causes!
Kill the bill and let the government shut down until a better way is found.
But, today, our Repubican brothers in Congress, in their sophomorish foolishness, choose to ignore, in fact default, on the debt owed to the social security system: 2 trillion dollars plust interest. It's time to fertilize that debt, with the economic blood of tyrants: Wall St, the oil companies, and the Coch Bros.
I think millions and millions of Americans will vote for the people who vote for the incredibly insane Ryan proposal.
Obama and the Democrats should attach an amendment for a new Medicare to cover all the people who use their vouchers in the free market only to find out how cruel the free market is.
Ryan's death panels are real and they are known as insurance companies.