GOP Unveils Budget For 2012. Americans Ask Is Dirt Edible?

House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan unveiled his budget for 2012 on April 5th outlining the GOP plan for the future. Dubbed “the Path to Prosperity,” it calls for dramatically overhauling the tax codes by eliminating loopholes and tax credits but reduces both the top income rate for individuals and corporations to 25%. It also calls for draconian cuts to Medicare, Medicade and social programs aimed at helping the poor.

This isn’t even a “let them eat cake moment.” It’s a “you’ll eat what we give you and if it sucks, too bad,” moment. What rational human being would look at this proposal and think, “Yeah, I want to have less so the rich have more.” It is astonishing that the GOP wasn’t attacked by torches and pitchforks by the end of the speech.

It is ironic that the same party that coined the words “death panels,” and “socialized medicine,” have actually come up with a proposal that does just that. This budget lands square on the back of your Grandma whose going to have to decide between medicine or food. Isn’t that exactly what the GOP is supposed to be against?

Democrats have wisely spat upon the proposal that , as of right now, has zero chance of passing and thank God for that. The rich already have all the money, controlling 80% of all wealth in the US. And they want more and want you to pay for it. Worse, the Tea Party is supporting this and Donald Trump’s campaign which really makes you question their reasoning ability.

The best part of this latest bit of nonsense from the increasingly unstable GOP is that it in no way balances the budget but will add 5 trillion dollars to the national debt instead. Apparently neither the GOP nor the Tea Party supporters did well in math. Or science. Or pretty much anything other than screwing over your elderly parents and the poor.

Some of the most heinous parts of this odious bill would eliminate Medicare and Medicade from recipients under 55, change how food stamps are allocated and drastically reduce Pell Grants and heating assistance for the poor. But rich people and corporations will clean up huge. For everyone else, health care, food and shelter may become a luxury. Now where’s my pitchfork?