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saying we got that amount of money, and dollar for dollar we can reduce these rates, because it doesn t take into account the behavioral changes of individuals. that s why the joint tax committee has spent an awful lot of time modeling, and still has a whole lot of work to do in this area. but it s why people need to be very careful not to say arbitrarily we re going to cut the rate to 25%, because every model that i ve seen indicates that doing that would be financing tax breaks for folks at the top by increasing the tax burden on middle income americans. so let s let s keep doing the analyses. and as i say, jane revell at the cis recently did a very good analysis of all of this. let s see how we can let s approach this in a fact-based way, not an ideologically driven way. all right. one from me. so we talk a lot, and we talk a lot in washington all over about oh, we just need to get past the election. when we get past the election next year, it will be different. ther
shame that he wanted to cut additional, what, 130 billion dollars. this is over ten years. right on top of the 400 billion being discussed. this is a program that is tens of trillions of dollars in the hole, trillions. and they can t even agree on that, and you know what? it s not a vote getter, it s a vote loser and that s why no politician wants to touch it. charles gas perino, do you think that the ryan plan will protect you if you re 55 and over and a choice 55 and under you re guaranteed coverage regardless, nevertheless the details and nuances never come out. if you put the fear of god into people, you can cut it. right, and remember the premise of reforming medicare now is bipartisan reform and when was the last time that ever happened? i think this is pretty simple. bipartisan, the last time i remember anything bipartisan a the graham hollings reduction that never occurred.
vote. he is leaving the gang of six, republican and democratic senators aimed at fixing the budget because he says they re not really keen on fixing medicare. in a week that saw no less than paul ryan s plan to reform medicare and republicans punting on addressing medicare. stick a syringe in it, medicare reform is dead and granny s toast not because of what washington is doing, but because of what washington is not doing. charles payne, dagen mcdowell, add dan lashinsky and charlie gas perino, what do you think. the fear mongering tactics work because the vast majority of americans don t want medicare touched and don t want to sacrifice anything, they what someone else to sacrifice. people who are medicare and taking out more money than they ever put in to payroll taxes into medicare, they don t want it touched pt and look at tom coburn, it s a shame that he wanted to cut additional, what, 130 billion dollars. this is over ten years. right on top of the 400 billion be