Hidden in plain sight: Proof GOP doesn’t actually care about the poor

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Want to see how Republicans aren't serious about reducing poverty? Look at how they abuse poverty statistics

BRIAN BEUTLER

Every time a Republican wins positive press by posing as a tribune for the poor, an angel gets its wings ripped off by the invisible hand of capitalism, which means today, the day after Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc unveiled a tendentious audit (PDF) of U.S. anti-poverty programs, is an exceptionally gory day.

My colleague Joan Walsh gets at why credulous coverage of Ryan et al is so frustrating:

“How many times are we going to be told that there’s a “new” Paul Ryan who really, really, really cares about the poor – and whose budget proposals consistently slash programs designed to help them.”

This is an especially large challenge because when (likely) future presidential candidates do stuff, reporters can’t just ignore them and anyhow who’s to say Ryan hasn’t had a change of heart?

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http://www.salon.com/2014/03/04/hidden_in_plain_sight_proof_gop_doesnt_actually_care_about_the_poor/

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1. I never considered it particularly "hidden"

They are against every conceivable thing government could ever do to help out the less fortunate. They are quite predictable in this.