Thursday, October 24, 2013

David Lawder — Paul Ryan wants narrower focus for new budget talks


Paul Ryan wants entitlement cuts with no revenue hike. Harry Reid has already said no. Can Reid buck the president, who wants entitlement cuts, and keep his caucus together in the senate? If the Democrats fold on this, they are on notice from both labor and progressive activists it's all over for them.

Reuters
Paul Ryan wants narrower focus for new budget talks
David Lawder


13 comments:

Unknown said...

There is a kind of man whose teeth are like swords
And his jaw teeth like knives,
To devour the afflicted from the earth
And the needy from among men.
Proverbs 30:14 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

And Paul Ryan should wonder if he is such.

Matt Franko said...

He's got a solution F:

http://republican-elephant.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/paul-ryan-soup-kitchen.jpg

Requires less "evil money idolatry" to implement...

Unknown said...

And, of course Ryan, like you Franko, should consider how the banking cartel systematically steals from the poor since they are less so-called creditworthy. Thus they deserve far more than soup, they deserve restitution.

Or does "Thou shall not steal" apply only to the Hebrews?

Matt Franko said...

Define 'poor'...

Unknown said...

There's no need to define poor since the Bible forbids theft from anyone, including God.

Tom Hickey said...

Define "poor."

DNA test proves mystery Roma girl's parents

That's poor.

Matt Franko said...

F,

Tom's problem solved?

Get those Roma people a line of credit pronto?

???? Do I have this right?

Unknown said...

Without the counterfeiting cartel, the poor might at least be able to save a pittance without it being eroded by negative real interest rates.

Matt Franko said...

F

They are not going to save anything unless the govt sector is arranging economic policy to allow them to do so... banks or no banks...

Unknown said...

But I'm not arguing against the government sector; I'm arguing against the fascist money system that you and now it seems Tom support.

Matt Franko said...

"All is allowed me, but I will not be put under its authority by anything." 1 Cor 6:12

F,

What matters today is how you view the vertical relationships... the banks (really the FRS) are just fiscal agents of our institution of civil govt... they serve at the pleasure of the Secretary...

As long as you have people in there who understand this vertical relationship, we can avoid the injustice....

You cant expect to just "get rid of the banks" and we're all going to just sit around all day singing kumbaya with no issues...

Unknown said...

You cant expect to just "get rid of the banks" and we're all going to just sit around all day singing kumbaya with no issues... Franko

1) Removing government backing for the banks would take care and new reserves distributed to the population but it is doable.

2) Purely private banks, assuming they can survive, would still be permitted.

3) A universal bailout of the population at least until all deposits are 100% covered by reserves would allow plenty of honest, 100% reserve lending.

4) There are ethical forms of endogenous money creation such as common stock.

Roger Erickson said...

How can the political discussion get any narrower?