Every once in a while you realize that not every elected official in Washington D.C. is contemptible. Paul Ryan, an economics policy wonk and Congressman from Wisconsin has been working hard coming up with a formula for restructuring our debt
He has been floated as a potential presidential candidate in 2012 but convincingly rules it out. Why? He lost his father when he was young and realizes his kids need him. So often this is disingenuous pap, but with Ryan it rings true. Frankly in this polarized environment his role in the House might be better suited for making the case quietly to his colleagues.
Here he is educating the great unwashed (i.e. Chris Matthews) on some basics about his plan and the downside of repealing the tax cuts:
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This kind of begs the question, how come Matthews with his thirty plus years of doing reporting doesn't understand that seventy five percent of the tax cuts protect small businesses which are taxed as personal income?