Ain’t gonna happen. Maybe in 3 years...
What’s this about “block grants to the states”?
Where does the central government get the money? From overtaxing the citizens OF THE STATES!
Why should money go to Washington in the first place, to be returned as “block grants to the states”?
BTW: Ryan is a sell-out. Who cares what he has to say about anything anymore?
I see no mention of getting rid of redundant government programs, government workers and government facilities. Or are we to continue paying government workers to surf the internet and watch TV?
It's like building a big boat...sure, their may be a few engineering problems along the way...but you fix the small stuff when you come to it...
One thing is for SURE...man, we need a new boat...if we don't fix the welfare system it our country damn quick...we're ALL going down..!
No cheers for Ryan’s plan. DEFUND/DISMANTLE this socialist leviathan.
BIG GOVERNMENT IS CRONY SOCIALISM
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.
http://www.usa.gov/directory/federal/
(pick one, any one…DEFUND/DISMANTLE)
Socialism Is Legal Plunder - Bastiat
Three cheers for the posters on this thread.
Earned Income Tax Credit...Ryan would greatly expand the amount of money adults without children can claim.
And cut what? Yes, the EITC gives money directly to individuals and skips layers of bureaucracy, but where are the cuts. Democrats want to play mommy and Ryan wants to play daddy.
K-12 education. Head Start (a political sacred cow that appears to be ineffective) and other programs would be replaced with block grants to the states.
How about this, get the FReepin' federal government out of education altogether. Are the states governments too stupid to handle their own education needs without big daddy government? Once again, Democrats want stupid, big government and the GOPe wants smart, big government.
Higher education....
Ditto above.
Regulations. and Review of current policies.
What a steaming pile of dog crap, both of these are! This is just another round of "reduce waste fraud and abuse" that I have heard from both parties for decades.
It sounds great, but for every reduction of a regulation or policy, they will add five more. Just more election-year oral diarrhea! And why don't they have a plan already in place? And what are the real cuts in Fedzilla?
The turd probably buried amnesty in there somewhere. He’s got take care of his CoC handlers.
The average American hasn’t a CLUE how much of our tax money Obama has sent down Muslim sh*t holes while he plans to slash the military, CUTS MEDICARE and threatens to withhold senior’s social security checks!
BILLIONS FOR JIHAD! Obamas 2009 Supplemental Appropriations for Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Pandemic Flu was revised and passed by the full committee. It gives billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars to countries and entities that support Sharia law and/or harbor, hide and support those who want to destroy the U.S. and our allies. http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/2009/05/1...
Read the summary from David Obeys office that was quietly released last week with nary a word from any media.
$3.6 BILLION, matching the request, to expand and improve capabilities of the Afghan security forces
$400 MILLION, as requested, to build the counterinsurgency capabilities of the Pakistani security forces
AFGHANISTAN: $1.52 BILLION, $86 MILLION above the request WEST BANK AND GAZA: $665 MILLION in bilateral economic, humanitarian, and security assistance for the West Bank and Gaza
JORDAN: $250 million,$250 million above the request, including $100 million for economic and $150 million for security assistance
EGYPT: $360 MILLION, $310 million above the request, including $50 million for economic assistance,$50 million for border security, and $260 million for security assistance
PAKISTAN:$1.9 billion,$591 million above the request
IRAQ:$968 MILLION,$336 million above the request
Oversight: $20 million,$13 million above the request, to expand oversight capacity of the State Department, USAID, and the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan to review programs in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq
Lebanon:$74 million
International Food Assistance:$500 MILLION,$200 million above the request, for PL 480 international food assistance to alleviate suffering during the global economic crisis
REFUGEE ASSISTANCE:$343 MILLION,$50 million above the request, including humanitarian assistance for Gaza.
Funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency programs in the West Bank and Gaza is limited to $119 million (Note: Gaza = Hamas)
Disaster Assistance: $200 MILLION to avert famines and provide life-saving assistance during natural disasters and for internally displaced people around the world, including Somalia, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, the Middle East and South Asia
Peacekeeping:$837 MILLION FOR UNITED NATIONS peacekeeping operations, including an expanded mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and a new mission in Chad and the Central African Republic
Department of Justice: $17 million, matching the request, for counter-terrorism activities and to provide training and assistance for the Iraqi criminal justice system
OBAMA GIVES YOUR TAX DOLLARS TO REBUILD MUSLIM MOSQUES AROUND THE WORLD! http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/... #
ACCORDING TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION WILL GIVE AWAY NEARLY $6 MILLION OF AMERICAN TAX DOLLARS TO RESTORE 63 HISTORIC AND CULTURAL SITES, INCLUDING ISLAMIC MOSQUES AND MINARETS, IN 55 NATIONS. See the State Department document here. http://exchanges.state.gov/media/pdfs/office-...
And THAT’S just the tip of the iceberg.
THIS will blow your mind!! http://gbk.eads.usaidallnet.gov/ They should have 2010 up, but they don’t. That’s where you’ll find Obama’s largesse towards Muslim countries really go off the charts.
http://www.foreignassistance.gov/DataView.aspx charts: http://gbk.eads.usaidallnet.gov/data/fast-facts.html .
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Obama Increased Foreign Aid 80%; Spent 76% More on Foreign Aid Than Border Security cnsnews
CNSNews.com) - From fiscal 2008 to fiscal 2011, according to the U.S. Treasury, the federal government increased spending on foreign aid by 80 percent and, in fiscal 2011, spent 76 percent more on foreign aid than it did securing the borders of the United States.
In fiscal 2008, the government spent a total of $11.427 billion in international assistance programs, according to the Monthly Treasury Statement. In fiscal 2011, according to the statement, it spent $20.599 billion—an increase of $9.172 billion, or 80 percent, from 2008.
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/obama-increased-foreign-aid-80-spent-76-more-foreign-aid-border-security