Filed under: Capitalism, Domestic Policy, Economy, Politics, Statism | Tags: Democrat Corruption, Irresponsible Spending, Neo-Keynesian Spending
Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) is the ranking member of the House Budget Committee. He has been terrific on all matters to do with finance, budget and economics, and with a White House on a uncontrolled spending spree, it’s very worthwhile to listen to someone who actually understands such things.
On the lessons from Europe:
We are doubling down on this neo-Keynesian borrow and spend spree. It’s not working. We’ve lost 3.6 million jobs since the last stimulus was passed and they want to do more of the same. Bailing out state governments is the next roll of the dice. We are copying European economic policies of the past and that is going to give us a European kind of debt crisis in the future if we don’t change our policies. Yet the President is doubling down, giving us a big debt hangover.
On whether there will be the votes in Congress for the President’s demands for more spending:
The President got those same centrist Democrats to vote for a budget that doubles our debt in five years and triples our debt in ten years. He got those same centrist Democrats to vote for $1.8 trillion dollars in new spending and $670 billion in new taxes in this session of Congress. He has always gotten, along with Speaker Pelosi, the votes needed to engage in their continued spending spree.
On Washington’s failed economic doctrine:
What we have right now is a neo-Keynesian model being pushed, which means spend, spend, spend — and they still have no problem with all of these tax increases. This economic doctrine conveniently fits a political ideology. This political agenda is built upon building government programs, building up spending — and they use this economic doctrine to satisfy their political pent up demand. The so-called “stimulus” was not about jobs as much as it was spending money on all these programs that they have wanted to spend on for a long time. Now that they have Congress and the White House, the spending spigot is wide open.
On better solutions from House Republicans:
In Congress, Eric Cantor, the House Republican Whip, has formed an economic growth working group, focused on jobs and economic recovery. I put out an alternative budget last year that cut 4.8 trillion out of the spending line and actually got us on track to pay off our debt. This year, Democrats are not even doing a budget. House Republicans continue to put out better alternatives — aimed to keep taxes low, get a grip on spending and entitlements, and prevent us from becoming a stagnant welfare state, which is clearly unsustainable as we’re seeing in Europe.
On having a better grasp than most in Congress on economic issues:
It’s not a very high bar to clear.
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American Elephants 
The excessive spending is per plan and by design.
Why couldn’t we have run Paul Ryan
instead of McCain against Obama.?
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Comment by Ron spins June 28, 2010 @ 11:26 amLiberals love doom and gloom it fits their
modus operandi …so well.
Just look at the gulf for more proof.
The clamp down is coming
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Comment by Ron spins June 28, 2010 @ 12:02 pmOh, I’m with Liz Cheney 100%. Obama clearly believes that his spending will restore the economy. (Biden just said that all those jobs aren’t coming back) Obama plans on big taxes (beyond the expiration of the Bush tax cuts) without any understanding that big taxes are just what you don’t want to do when the economy is in the tank. Economists are worried about Europe trying to raise taxes sharply along with their budget cuts.
I hope enough people understand what is going on and put enough Republicans in to shift Congress. Obama must be stopped.
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Comment by The Elephant's Child June 28, 2010 @ 3:11 pm