re: #17 SanFranciscoZionist

I almost prefer Bachmann to Ryan. At least Bachmann is honest about her nutty ideas.

In late January 2010, Ryan released a new version of his “Roadmap.” It would give across the board tax cuts by reducing income tax rates; eliminating income taxes on capital gains, dividends, and interes; and abolishing the corporate income tax, the estate tax, and the alternative minimum tax. The plan would privatize a portion of Social Security,eliminate the tax exclusion for employer-sponsored health insurance, and end traditional Medicare and most of Medicaid. The plan would replace these health programs with a system of vouchers whose value would decrease over time.

That’s Ryan’s economic plan. Zero taxes for unearned income. Zero taxes for corporations, for inheritances. The only income taxed would be from people who work for a living. And no more Medicare or Medicaid.

And he’s serious, and he’s taken seriously, unlike Bachmann.