We continue to hear that the Great Budget Debate has two sides. The president and the Democrats want to cut the deficit mainly by increasing taxes on the rich and reducing military spending, but not by privatizing Medicare. On the other side are House budget chair Paul Ryan and congressional Republicans, who want to cut the deficit by privatizing Medicare and slicing programs that benefit poorer Americans, while lowering taxes on the rich.By this logic, the center lies just between.Baloney.According to the most recent Washington Post-ABC News poll, 78 percent of Americans oppose cutting...
Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/05/01/budget_debate039s_center_tilts_to_left_254678.html
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