A Real Plan
So far we have seen the “Ryan un-Plan” that steals money from the Social Security trust fund to give to the oligarchs, but doesn’t actually deal with the deficit.
Then there was Zero’s un-plan that is slightly kinder to the trust fund, but thinks that closing “tax loopholes” is the way to go, without mentioning that the only “loopholes” apt to be closed are those that are useful to the middle class, and doesn’t really show an obvious path to deficit reduction.
Finally there is The People’s Budget which was prepared by the Progressive Caucus in the House. This is a real budget that is serious about fixing things. Of course, Very Serious People don’t want to talk about it because it requires them to share in the pain.
Jobs are the best answer, but no one is interested in creating jobs.
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Except for the people who need them, of course.
And they are REALLY interested.
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It maddening that people don’t understand the connection between getting people back to work and budgets at the Federal and state level. The cost of unemployment insurance alone is a huge budget item, and then you add in all of the other programs, like Medicaid and food stamps, that people won’t need if they have a job, and you are really reducing outlays.
The ignorance apparent on this basic issue is really inexcusable by anyone who has any claim to the public’s attention.