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And then he walked it back - the way I saw that conversation was Ryan walking his statements back and Krugman trying to pin him to them, or, if you'd prefer, ex
by jbooth 16y ago
And then he walked it back - the way I saw that conversation was Ryan walking his statements back and Krugman trying to pin him to them, or, if you'd prefer, exaggerating them -- that's just more support for "noone will touch SS".
If Ryan came out swinging and saying "YEAH i want to dismantle SS", that'd be different.
- yummyfajitas 16y agoKrugman and Ryan never discussed matters of substance. The public fight I was referring to was bickering over whether Ryan specifically asked the right agency for a forecast. Stuff like this: Krugman: "...Ryan could have gotten JCT to do a 10-year estimate; [...] he chose not to get that 10-year estimate. " McCardle: "...I contacted Ryan's staff, who were happy to clarify that yes, they asked the JCT to do a forecast, and JCT said no." As I said, nothing of substance. Just Krugman dishonestly attempting to paint Ryan as a liar (I believe "flim flam man" was the term he used). On substantive matters, if you look at Table 1 of the CBO's score of Ryan's roadmap, you see that Ryan clearly proposes cutting medicare by just under 40% by 2040 (and even more drastic cuts after that). http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/108xx/doc10851/01-27-Ryan-Roadmap-Letter.pdf http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/108xx/doc10851/01-27-Ryan-Roadmap...