[InterceptPoint]

Balanced budget: The long-term reductions in Medicare spending help get the Ryan plan on paper to a balanced budget around 2040

Not good enough by a mile. We need to see what the GDP growth assumptions are in this estimate.

[chuckee]

I would love to see the Democrat long term plan to balance the budget...Oh, that’s right, there is none.

[NTHockey]

Until such time as a candidate gets behind REAL reductions in spending, it’s all the same smoke and mirrors, double speak and Democans vs. Republicrats.

We all know what needs to be done (eliminate whole departments, repeal DeathCare, cut out earmarks, etc.). Why is it so difficult for the supposed intelligent congress critter to understand - and take action? Is it because they are all crooked at heart? Or incompetent?