Repub House Budget Proposal to be released this morning: Sharp cuts

[cali]

to Medicaid, food stamps and health care subsidies, tens of billions more to the Pentagon (over what President Obama asked for).

House Republicans Tuesday will propose using tens of billions of dollars in additional war funding to get around tight budget limits on the Pentagon in their new budget plan. The move is designed to placate defense hawks, but is already making tough-on-spending elements in the party uneasy.

The latest plan by Republicans controlling the House also reprises sharp proposed cuts to the Medicaid program for the poor, food stamps and health care subsidies under so-called Obamacare.

House Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price is releasing the measure Tuesday morning. He's said it will promise balance within 10 years, if not before.

The Georgia Republican's plan borrows heavily from prior GOP budgets, including a plan that would transform Medicare into a voucher-like "premium support" program for seniors joining Medicare in 2024 or later. They would receive a subsidy to purchase health insurance on the private market.
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http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CONGRESS_BUDGET?SITE=MYPSP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-03-16-17-37-30

[Romeo.lima333]

1. for those who need a reason to vote is this good enough?

[SidDithers]

2. Kick...nt

Sid

[BlueCaliDem]

3. This OP is sinking faster than Tom Cotton's credibility. Where are all the Democrats on this board

to help kick it and keep it near the top??

It appears that the only OPs that stay afloat these days are those that are negative about the Democratic Party - especially the ones that encourage not to vote should Hillary Clinton be the nominee. Pertinent posts like this one quickly disappear...and then we have those who say we don't have trolls here. Uh-huh.

[cali]

4. beats me. This is pretty fucking important.

[mcar]

12. They are all on other OPs

Whining about how there's no difference between democrats and republicans.

[BlueCaliDem]

13. I've noticed.

This should be cause for concern by true Democrats on DU who understand the stakes of losing to Republicans in 2016, and who are actually working to get the Democratic Party to win BIG in 2016 so that the United States can continue to prosper.

[Andy823]

17. I agree

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It's getting pretty sad when something like this gets ignored, but attacks on the president, Hillary, or any other candidate that doesn't fit a certain "purity" test for a certain group, gets to the greatest page, and gets hundreds of recs. It's really disgusting.

This post has my K&R!

[bullwinkle428]

5. So it sounds like full steam ahead for the Ryan budget? He was really big

into the idea of "vouchers" as a substitute for traditional Medicare.

[cali]

6. it's about partial privatization of Medicaid and stripping the social safety net.

[Jeff Rosenzweig]

7. ^

!!!

[pampango]

8. The R "tough-on-spending elements" may be 'uneasy' about military spending but they agree on

the "sharp proposed cuts to the Medicaid program for the poor, food stamps and health care subsidies under so-called Obamacare". That much you can be sure will be in the House republican budget proposal.

[cali]

9. Pretty frightening.

they are relentless in their war on the poor and disabled.

[Takket]

10. NO dismantling of the safety net!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

VETO VETO VETO!!!!!!!

[fadedrose]

11. Seems like the Dems need some loud voices

telling the 99% that the cuts that are planned and the programs being cut are the those where more money is needed. The 1% is behind the cuts, no doubt.

If MSM doesn't care, how can it be made known that the House R's are hurting Americans?

Hosts on tv programs should be asked to have guests who oppose the cuts. It's almost hopeless to think that health care in the US could be as available as it is in other countries.......emailing Rachel and MSNBC, and CNN's news hosts to invite guests to inform the public would help.

I don't Twitter or Tweet - some DU'ers more computer-savvy might find that social media could draw attention to the cuts.

[Orsino]

14. Elections have consequences. n/t

[kelliekat44]

15. In a nut shell: Cut taxes for the wealthy and corporations; cut spending for the poor/mi-income;

raise spending for the military.

[justhanginon]

16. Take this budget and what it represents and

translate that into what it would be like if these disgusting pieces of venal trash have both houses of congress and the presidency. With the likes of bush, walker or any of the clown car passengers I see a frightening prospect for a truly dystopian future for all but the wealthy. I do not want that for my children or yours.

[Andy823]

18. Kick! nt

[mcar]

19. Evening kick

[Andy823]

20. Kick again.

For more exposure. Is this what we want our congress to do? What will it be like if they gain the WH and keep control of congress? For all those who say the two parties are the same do you really think this would happen if demo rats had kept control of the Senate last election?

[olddots]

21. I'm not sad about this anymore

I AM MAD about this crap the repukes are doing and have been doing to this country and the world since they came up with a "cold war "

Yep most people just care about entertainment but don't forget plenty of people on DU do care about this planet . I'm not complaining about complaining because we have plenty to complain about so we must persevere ....