Rep. Ellison embarrasses Republican on House floor with the facts

[ProSense]

Rep. Ellison embarrasses Republican on House floor with the facts

by Joan McCarter

There's a dirty little secret to the Republican budget plan that Republicans (and all the Very Serious People who have wonk crushes on Paul Ryan) don't like to talk about. The Ryan plan actually doesn't create a budget surplus until 2040. Yep, we have to wait 30 years for the magic of Paul Ryan to actually work.

Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) brought up that inconvenient fact today, grilling Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN) about it.

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ELLISON: When does the Ryan budget create a surplus?

ROKITA: The budget proposed and voted on by the committee — <...>

ROKITA: With responsible, gradual reforms to the drivers of our debt, like Medicare and Social Security, this budget will balance –

ELLISON: I asked the gentlemen when the Ryan budget created a surplus. He could have given me a year. He didn’t. That’s because he’s probably embarrassed about when that is. Let me tell you when the Progressive Caucus comes to surplus: 2021. That is known as a responsible budget.

Now who's serious?

That's right, Republicans voted to kill Medicare and gut other social programs for a surplus 30 years from now.

[joeybee12]

1. Oh, he did not!

You can't embarrass someone who has no shame!

:evilgrin:

[dennis4868]

2. I think it's time now....

to join together and instead of those 24/7 Obama haters using all their energy against Obama, use it against the real enemies of the middle class....the repubs! Disgusting how the repubs just voted to basically kill off medicare/medicaid all in the name of tax cuts for the wealthy....wake up AMERICA!

[Blue Owl]

3. IN YO' FACE

GOP MOFO!

:woohoo:

[wryter2000]

4. Their plan doesn't have anything to do with the budget

The budget is an excuse to get rid of SS/Medicare/Medicaid.

[LiberalEsto]

5. "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday

for a hamburger today"

Who remembers J. Wellington Wimpy,the character in the old Popeye cartoons of the 60s? He was always mooching hamburgers and promising to pay for them some time in the remote future.

[Voltaire]

6. Todd Rokita is an idiot Hoosier Tool!

I was at a seminar a couple of years ago where he was one of the guest speakers. I wanted to punch him in his fucking face.

[provis99]

7. Voltaire punching Rokita in the face.

Hmm. I would pay to see that!

[Ramulux]

8. The most important point

is that it will not actually create a surplus ever. The surplus is based on hypothetical increases in job creation due to lower taxes.

Ryan's entire budget makes no sense and simply does not do what he says it will do.