[saywhatagain]

Am pretty sure its all wrong, cause many FR write otherwise, however the article continues with:

Immigration:

Cruz wants to build a border wall that “works,” triple border security, as well as put in place other types of security measures, like biometric tracking. He also would like to put the nation’s skill worker H-1B visa program on hold, and “halt any increase in legal immigration so long as American unemployment remains unacceptably high.”

TPP:

Cruz’s hardline on immigration, combined with his withdrawing support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, is evidence for Fortune editor Alan Murray’s thesis that the big loser this election cycle is big business. Although America’s largest companies are spending as much as ever on lobbying, they’ve been largely ineffective at getting any of their biggest priorities pushed into law. It doesn’t appear that a Ted Cruz presidency would change that dynamic.

Entitlements:

Though Ted Cruz’s tax plan would almost certainly necessitate deep cuts to entitlements like Social Security and Medicare, Cruz has offered few specifics on how he would manage to cut both taxes, and defend those popular programs. He has pledged his support for Medicare, saying, “There is a broad, universal consensus that Medicare is a fundamental bulwark of our society,” and that “we have got to preserve and reform Medicare.”

He’s also argued that we should gradually raise the retirement age at which people can receive Social Security and to slow the rate at which benefits grow. For people who are not “at or near retirement” Cruz wants to set up individual retirement accounts similar to how George W. Bush tried to reform the program a decade ago.

[Pearls Before Swine]

1) No, it's not THAT Chris Matthews, and

(2) "As the nation turns its focus to the delegate-rich primary contests in Michigan on Tuesday, it’s becoming increasingly clear that the Republican party establishment’s only hope of denying the nomination to Donald Trump will be to hand it to Texas Senator Ted Cruz."

I think Cruz is dreaming, or at least optimistic, if he thinks the GOPe will align behind him in a brokered convention. They'd be happy to stab him in the back and slide Romney in, if they think they can pull it off. Conniving traitors cannot be trusted. These are dishonest politicians. "Honest" politicians stay bought, or at least have some discernable principles.

[GailA]

Medicare is already a pre-paid tax, and DUMBO has already gutted it and Tricare Life for Ret. Military over 65.

They are NOT ENTITLEMENTS like welfare, food stamps, housing or any of the other FREEBIES the government hands out. THEY WERE either PRE-PAID or EARNED.

Welfare needs to be turned into WORKFARE and only to US Citizens and be a set time limit. NO extra for more kids. Food Stamps limited to only nutritional foods. NO JUNK FOOD. NO CASH BACK.

[Donglalinger]

He also likes to use the IRS as a weapon against political opponents and use the race card.

[Psalm 73]

You have said nice things about Ted Cruz - prepare to be flamed.
I agree with you, but this isn't a Ted-friendly environment. If you don't absolutely love, love, LOVE the Donald......

[chesley]

I don’t want a value-added tax. Too much room for chichanery. Make it a Straight sales tax on the final consumer.

That way everyone knows what they are paying, and to whom.

The only exception, maybe, would be on interest and dividends sent overseas, as there would be no other point to tax that money.

[bramps]

Ted’s depth as far as family and religion isn’t stressed nearly enough.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqpHTFJO4mE

[mumblypeg]

VAT: no, no, no.
This is a HUGE tax INCREASE at the FEDERAL level!!!
Federal sales tax in ADDITION to federal income tax?
On top of local sales tax and property taxes?
Are we insane?
This would crush small businesses by reducing cash needed for startup and equipment. It would push more middle class into poverty, and expand DC control over the people.
The real problem is too many redundant Washington DC bureaucracies.
We send money to DC to pay salaries of thousands of bureaucrats, whose only job is to redistribute the money back to the states.
Eliminate many of the ABC agencies in DC—start with HUD— lower taxes, and keep the money in your state.

I liked Trump’s plan. Raise the personal exemption to $25K.
If this were combined with reductions in entitlements, along with time limits for receiving benefits and kicking illegals off the dole altogether, it would save billions and re-incentivize work.
After all, many low income workers opt for the better lifestyle of entitlements because the entitlements are not taxed.
Raise the exemption and reduce the entitlements, slashing programs and bureaucrats in the process.

[Leo Carpathian]

Non eligible, not Natural Born Citizens, Cubans, Chihuahua Prespiration Marko and Pinocchio Desperation Ted attacking Big Donald at CNN freestyle match.

Cruz "character":
1. Phony summonses mailed out, scaring people to vote for Cruz.
2. Claiming Carson quit, presinc captains told voters "vote for Cruz"
3. Campaigning in the 800 churches, showing video "vote for me" with his preacher/father stomping for him. Rafael Cruz is a 7 Mountain Dominionist and believes his son is the anointed one.
4. "Brilliant" lawyer, did not know he was Canadian citizen and that he is not Natural Born Citizen, not eligible for office of P or VP.
5. Making phony video advertising with lies about opponents.
6. Phony video about Rubio - Obama.
7. 7 Mountain Dominionist Church = Christian???
Just enough to beat Trump in IA, apologize, rinse and repeat? Liar is the polite term for this Cuban. His father was pro-communist in Cuba, imprisoned by Batista, but now he is refugee?

IRREFUTABLE AUTHORITY HAS SPOKEN
(Oct. 18, 2009) The Post & Email has in several articles mentioned that the Supreme Court of the United States has given the definition of what a "natural born citizen" is. Since being a natural born citizen is an objective qualification and requirement of office for the U.S. President (and VP), it is important for all U.S. Citizens to understand what this term means.
http://www.thepostemail.com/2009/10/18/4-supreme-court-cases-define-natural-born-citizen/
Applies to Cruz and Rubio, both at the time not born to US citizens and on US soil.