Gloat over my stupidity--the Democrats on the supercommittee

[jpgray]

Why are our guys proposing deeper cuts to Medicare/Medicaid and smaller increases in revenue than the recommendations of the bipartisan Simpson/Bowles deficit commission? Why are our Democrats on the committee proposing something to the right of the "Gang of Six?"

Does this make sense to anyone? It's not like the two bipartisan examples lack for cruelty or avarice, so why pile more on in our delegation's proposal?

[givemebackmycountry]

1. I have a very simple (maybe right, maybe wrong) answer.

They are rich and we are not.
And they don't really give a fuck about us.

[Dan]

2. I hate to say it, ...

but they know, you have no where else to go to in a two party system. What I think that they (the two parties) are throwing in your face by their indifference, to the 99%, is - so what?, what are you going to do about it and where else can you go?

[sad sally]

3. The sway of campaign lobbying funds probably helped.

Cynical to think our respected senators and congressmen on the committee could have their ethical thinking swayed by cash? Since the beginning of their tenure as secret super committee members, they've made quite a haul from the health industry.
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Rep. James Clyburn (S.C.), the third-ranking member of the House Democratic leadership, does not sit on any regular committees with jurisdiction over the health industry, but has raised more than $57,000 from healthcare-related PACs since his appointment to the debt supercommittee. Some of his contributions come from interests that want to minimize cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, such as the American Hospital Association, HealthSouth Corp., DaVita Inc. — which provides kidney dialysis treatment — and HCR Manor Care, which specializes in assisted-living care.
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Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas), another member of the supercommittee, has raised more than $130,000 from special-interest PACs since being named the panel’s co-chairman on Aug. 10. Nearly $20,000 of that total came from healthcare PACs while at least $6,000 came from energy-industry PACs and at least $2,000 came from defense-related companies — Raytheon and General Electric.
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Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-Calif.) has received $30,000 from healthcare-related PACs since he joined the supercommittee, including $1,000 from General Electric, which could lose business if defense spending receives deep cuts.

Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) has raised $21,000 from healthcare PACs and $39,000 from other PACs since joining the supercommittee.
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The latest campaign fundraising reports for the remaining members of the panel, Sens. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), were not available at press time.

http://thehill.com/homenews/news/188083-k-street-money-...

[spin]

4. Yup. We vote them into office and they represent the rich and the big corporations ...

It's good to be in the 1% in the United States.

That may change.

[Scuba]

5. There are no Democrats on the Super Committee. n/t