Paul Ryan’s Budget Won’t Help Republicans Win
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March 19 (Bloomberg) -- Some of Paul Ryan’s biggest fansare disappointed in his latest budget.
Take New York Times columnist Ross Douthat. He creditsRyan, the Republican House Budget Committee chairman, for tryingto give Medicare recipients the power and the incentive to makehealth spending more efficient, and getting his party to take upthis reform. He also credits Ryan for revising his Medicare planbetween 2011 and 2012 to respond to the smartest criticisms. ButDouthat says that the 2013 version of the budget is “a stepbackward” -- and I’m inclined to agree.