Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), ranking member on the House Budget Committee, has done the American people a great service as the debate commences on President Barack Obama’s budget. We’ve all heard the argument from congressional Republicans: “It spends too much, borrows too much and taxes too much.” Put those words next to pictures and you begin to realize their significance.
The following 11 slides should be a staple of conservative efforts to counter Obama’s budget. As you can see, 95% of Americans will not get a tax cut. Families will actually have a net tax increase of $800 after they pay for Obama’s cap-and-trade program. But perhaps the most dramatic chart from Ryan is the depiction showing the doubling of the national debt and the pace at which it increases compared to President Bush’s tenure.
This weekend when Obama’s troops mobilize by going door-to-door in support of his budget proposal, make sure you’re armed with this set of charts to rebut their rhetoric.
Moe Lane
Steve Maley
KnightsofMalta
Dan Spencer
Dan McLaughlin
Great slides. Darn am I depressed now. nt
phxg (Diary) Tuesday, March 17th at 9:29PM EST (link)It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. –Aristotle
Too many
red4ever (Diary) Tuesday, March 17th at 10:07PM EST (link)These slides are great, really. But in a two minute interview in tv you don’t have time to show them all. These is the Republicans problems, we complicate things and wonk it up. Most people don’t care about ALL the details. Just like the Dems did for 8 years, pick a simple message and go with it. They generally went with “Bush = Bad.” But, for instance, the war in Iraq was all about the alleged lies about WMD. Nobody talked about the other 16 reasons — including violations of the ceasefire for why we HAD to remove Saddam Hussein.
There needs to be just ONE really good visual to run with. I personally like slide #4, showing the math ins simple stark terms. Fine, most people don’t know what the hell Cap and Trade is, but if it raises their taxes, they don’t like it.
The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in times of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality.
Dante
disagree...
Hammer2008 (Diary) Tuesday, March 17th at 11:12PM EST (link)The Great Gipper could sell effectively given a few minutes on TV. Heck, Ross Perot was king of his own paid infomercials. This could be done in a 3-minute GOP/RNC ad buy during some of the swing-voters’ favorite end-of-season shows…
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Too much noise! “Noise! You’ll have noise enough before long. The Regulars are coming out.” ~ Paul Revere (April 18th, 1775′s eve…)
Is Obamanomics like Free Parking on Monopoly?
Hammer2008 (Diary) Tuesday, March 17th at 11:02PM EST (link)I’m just asking. Sadly Mr. President, this is not a game and money is not free for you to blow. Speaking of blow, didn’t you learn anything from that addiction?
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*if I knew how to post the above jpeg I would; help anyone?
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Too much noise! “Noise! You’ll have noise enough before long. The Regulars are coming out.” ~ Paul Revere (April 18th, 1775′s eve…)
Again, the sad part of these chart's outlook is...
DONTREADONME (Diary) Tuesday, March 17th at 11:27PM EST (link)that the only change will probably come from cutting the DoD budget by 25-35%. Again, welcome back to the 90′s, military running around with sticks and rocks for training purposes.