is ryan s budget plan a deficit reduction plan? if he was able to follow the actual trajectory then it is. he doesn t really explain how he would get there. he went to the congressional budget office and said the way you will score this plan is follow the rules i set out for you and the rules is you will assume that my plan brings medicare down to this level, taxes to here. you ll assume it brings other domestic spending to there. he doesn t say how he ll get it there. in 2050, the plan expects everything that the government does, defense, transportation, education, infrastructure will be less than 3.5% of gdp. right now it s 12.5. there s no way to get there. if he could cut the budget that