Representative Paul Ryan of Wisconsin has introduced another budget version that promises reduced spending, and a balanced budget sometime in the next fifteen to twenty years. South Dakota Senator John Thune says his plan restarts the deficit debate…
The Ryan plan would return non-defense discretionary spending to 2008 levels, endorse a slowdown in defense spending increases, convert Medicaid and food stamps into block grant programs for states, and privatize Medicare, using vouchers for senior citizens. Thune says the Senate doesn’t want to move any budget right now…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2012/03/John-Thune-326b.mp3|titles=John Thune 326b]Thune says no budget can work without dealing with defense, Medicare and Social Security….
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2012/03/John-Thune-326c.mp3|titles=John Thune 326c](courtesy WNAX Yankton)