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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-11 08:39 AM Original message |
WSJ: Dueling Deficit Plans Chart |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-11 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
1. Can you imagine those who turn 65 in 2022 trying to buy health insurance with an $8,000 voucher? |
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Blaukraut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-11 09:18 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Handing each 68+ year old $8000/year has to be costlier than |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-11 09:28 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. What is does do is shift the cost of Medicare to enrollees--from 25% to 66%. |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-11 09:29 AM Response to Original message |
4. Is the WSJ trying to pull a fast one? |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-11 09:31 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. It doesn't matter..it's still a shit plan. n/t |
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Blaukraut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-11 09:37 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Judging by your links and the WSJ chart, none of the 4 proposals |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-11 09:49 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. I agree |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-11 11:12 AM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Also, look at the note at the bottom of the chart. Isn't that a lie?? n/t |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-11 12:36 PM Response to Reply #4 |
19. Who is advising this idiot Ryan? You know he didn't think it up himself nt |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-11 09:29 AM Response to Original message |
5. I side with Obama. I'm against everything else-Simpson-Bowles---what's up with that? n/t |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-11 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
7. Why is Social Security even on the list?? The only connection Social Security |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-11 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
10. They all suck. Raise revenue, reverse the Reagan tax cuts on the wealthy. It's a no-brainer. |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-11 11:05 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Agreed. But the Obama plan seems the best. n/t |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-11 11:09 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Agreed. I'd love to see the Progressive caucus plan on this chart. |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-11 11:18 AM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Thanks again for passing on the link. That would be great to see along side the other 4. |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-11 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
13. Where's the progressive caucus plan? Afraid to compare that one? |
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Parker CA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-11 11:16 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. My first thought as well. |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-11 11:18 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Ask the WSJ why they didn't do it. |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-12-11 11:21 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. It's not the op who put the chart together - my comment was directed at the WSJ. |
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