Cat Food Commission Releases Draft Version of 'Shock Doctrine'

Cat Food Commission Releases Draft Version of 'Shock Doctrine'

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by David Dayen

OK, here’s the draft document for the cat food commission co-chair’s mark. In addition, there’s a page with specific “illustrative cuts”, $100 billion in domestic spending and $100 billion in military spending. Between the two, you can get a sense of what Bowles and Simpson have planned. Keep in mind that this is more of a shock doctrine document than a blueprint; they have no support on the commission for all this, and they’re trying to gather it with this early release.

So let’s bullet point some highlights:

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There’s a lot more in there, but those are the highlights. It’s a very aggressive plan.

UPDATE: More from The New York Times.

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/11/10-10


I'm reading the document now.

check out du'er prosense's OP..

Bernie's answer is the only acceptable one.

Take heed Mr President.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=9530333&mesg_id=9530333

peace and low stress..

sounds...weird

K&R

Check out page 50 of the the Co-Chairs' Proposal

http://www.fiscalcommission.gov/sites/fiscalcommission.gov/files/documents/CoChair_Draft.pdf

That makes sense now

They seem to be proposing Public Option / Single Payer if healthcare expenditures exceed targets by 2012.

Kinda ironic.

My categorical answer is NO. Stop the wars and save money. That's the money we don't have to spend.

It is clear that this commission will produce nothing at all of value, except the lesson that Obama's judgment was extremely poor in deciding to appoint a commission whose sole purpose is to ramrod an austerity agenda through congress.

Only one solution to that.

k&r