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I did read your comment at #18. I can as we discussed in private mail both having gone through some tough times with elder parents, etc., know how brutal the whole scheme of things really is. And obviously, those close to retirement are being scared silly, as well as those that are working their butts off trying to feed families, put kids through school, purchase homes, the whole gauntlet of human activities so many of us are often in the position to participate in.
Perhaps how I should have responded was... no plan is a good plan if it cannot be shown from all angles to not worsen our debt and spending problem.
The horror story many of us have dreaded would come to past, has indeed came to past.
Ryan by every indication I have seen, along with a few other conservative congress persons are at least trying to reach out and address the whole spending/rising debt issue.
As where painfully aware, our national health system, needs fixing. How best to deal with it I am not fully appreciative of. So many single issues may sound good on the surface, but how do they fit into the whole.
Sometimes I have a difficult time trying to respond to folks when I feel their individual statements may be totally correct, but then, does it satisfy the whole.
Call it a deficiency on my part.

RE :” I can as we discussed in private mail both having gone through some tough times with elder parents, etc., know how brutal the whole scheme of things really is. And obviously, those close to retirement are being scared silly, as well as those that are working their butts off trying to feed families, put kids through school, purchase homes, the whole gauntlet of human activities so many of us are often in the position to participate in.
Perhaps how I should have responded was... no plan is a good plan if it cannot be shown from all angles to not worsen our debt and spending problem.”

Yes, and no plan is a good plan if it is politically toxic and poisons the whole debate either, hear anyone talking about how GWB proposed saving SS ? This case was made even worse because Republicans kept this plan quiet leading up to election and instead running against medicare cuts as if they had some magic spending cuts that allowed them to spare Medicare from cuts. Yes Republicans ran commercials on it. That explains the strong opposition.

If they were required to propose their plan last year rather than right after an election it wouldnt have been this plan. They need to get this behind them.

BTW : I was not pinging you personally on the other comment but I appreciate your opinion.