"Paul Ryan the anti-Robin Hood: Robbing the poor to help the rich"

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Paul Ryan the anti-Robin Hood: Robbing the poor to help the rich

By Paul Whitefield at the LA Times

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-paul-ryan-house-gop-budget-path-to-prosperity-20140401,0,4061468.story#axzz2yIfD4hD3

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You see, in the Republicans’ world, the poor — affectionately known as “takers” or, to Mitt Romney, the 47% who rely on the government and so didn’t have the good sense to vote for him because he was a nice guy even though no, he didn’t have any use for them but still would’ve been happy and proud to be their president — should either get busy working or get busy dying.

Yes, Ryan and the Republicans have discovered that America’s biggest problem is, well, the American people. Or rather, the poor, the old and the sick American people. Or the ones who just aren’t working.

They are, quite frankly, costing us way too much money. They are why the budget isn’t balanced. So if we can just quit spending so much money on them, voila!: problem solved. Plus we can buy more aircraft carriers and wage more wars! It’s a win-win.

But, well, uh, doesn’t this whole concept seem just a little bit, oh, what’s the word: cruel?


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