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Friday, July 25, 2014

Republicans, the party of new ideas and new faces

Republicans, the party of new ideas and new faces

http://budget.house.gov/uploadedfiles/embargoed_expanding_opportunity_in_america___7232014.pdf

Ideas on making America more prosperous for everyone, but reducing dependance of some.

Summary of Paul Ryan's plan:
http://www.nationalreview.com/agenda/383586/heres-whats-paul-ryans-anti-poverty-plan-callie-gable

Democrats are a collection of hate groups and those seeking to continue the flow of corporate cronyism and special favors. They are dispensers of bribes with an expectation of kickbacks, which they receive both now and after leaving office.

""Offer states the option of a big block grant to replace existing federal welfare programs
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"" Expand the EITC and make it work better
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"" Fix federal education funding, partly with block grants
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""Acknowledge that mass incarceration is a huge impediment to mobility and progress, and start addressing it""

""Get rid of regressive regulations""

""Emphasize evidence-based policy-making

Throughout Ryan's plan, there's a premium placed on ending programs that we have no evidence to suggest they work (or evidence that they don't work, in fact), while expanding programs that do work and are proven to have important spillover effects (the EITC, for instance). But many federal programs are just never assessed, period, or the assessment information isn't disseminated, so Ryan proposes creating a Commission on Evidence Based Policy Making, which would look into the possibility of creating a National Clearinghouse for Program and Survey Data — in theory, such an institution should be able to consolidate data on federal programs and assess their effectiveness in a useful way that protects privacy.
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It is up to the voter to support new ideas. Both by voting every election, and by doing something more. Voters can't treat politics as a spectator sport. You are not just responsible for evaluating the candidates who present themselves, but encouraging people not otherwise interested, to run for office.

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