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ProSense

(116,464 posts)
Wed Apr 4, 2012, 03:02 PM Apr 2012

VIDEO: Watch Progressive Candidates Turn The Ryan Budget Into An Organizing Tool

VIDEO: Watch Progressive Candidates Turn The Ryan Budget Into An Organizing Tool

Democrats as a whole are pretty thrilled with the House Republican decision to pass a second version of Rep. Paul Ryan's (R-WI) budget plan. But progressive candidates -- seeking to draw a clear distinction with their GOP opponents and generally be known as the group standing in the way of cuts to entitlement programs -- are perhaps the most excited Democrats of all.

Progressives have said again and again that a fight over entitelments is the best way they can think of to energize the base as well as recruit new voters. The Progressive Change Campaign Committee shows what that process looks like in a new video posted Wednesday. The clip shows progressive candidates nationwide attacking the Ryan Budget and using it to build support with seniors.

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VIDEO: Watch Progressive Candidates Turn The Ryan Budget Into An Organizing Tool (Original Post) ProSense Apr 2012 OP
Love Darcy, but why only mention Medicare? It's the cuts to Medicaid that kill faster. freshwest Apr 2012 #1
Because Medicare is more popular with the average person. Fawke Em Apr 2012 #2
I hate that bullshit because a lot of the people on Medicaid were never capable of working. They freshwest Apr 2012 #3

Fawke Em

(11,366 posts)
2. Because Medicare is more popular with the average person.
Wed Apr 4, 2012, 03:15 PM
Apr 2012

People will get behind measures to help the elderly, but still kind of turn their nose up at helping the poor (that whole - they should be working bullshit, you know).

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
3. I hate that bullshit because a lot of the people on Medicaid were never capable of working. They
Wed Apr 4, 2012, 03:30 PM
Apr 2012

Never had a chance by nature of severe disabilities. They are the ones who are going to be tossed out of long term care and die in situations that would violate animal abuse laws. Same as the elderly who did work, but can't any longer. Medicare is not their lifeline. Medicaid is.

I've worked with these folks, and what the Ayn Rand loving Paul Ryan and the GOP wants is murder, plain and simple, of people that never did them any harm.

This from the party claiming to love the helpless, innocent unborn, but will end the lives of the helpless, innocent born because they are incapable of being cannon fodder and dying for their profits.



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