Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan Budget Gets Into the Gimmick Game

Ryan’s House Budget Committee has a new budget blueprint which promises to eliminate the deficit in decade or so through tax cuts, and a new accounting trick. The budget plan contains the first reference to a line item labelled “macroeconomic fiscal impact,” and it refers to the economic growth created by cutting the deficit. Simply put, as … [Read more…]

The Paul Ryan Budget Is Worse Than Doing Nothing

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House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan and House Speaker John Boehner are taken aback by the negative reactions from conservative groups to the budget deal brokered with Democrats late Tuesday night. “CBS News” is reporting that Boehner lashed out in response to a question about the deal yesterday in a news conference. “This is ridiculous,” Boehner exclaimed. “Listen, if … [Read more…]