[Peace-discuss] Teapartiers & the Left

[C. G. Estabrook]

*Poll: 70% Of Tea Partiers Oppose Cuts To Medicare, Medicaid*
Jon Terbush | April 20, 2011, 3:05PM

...In a McClatchy-Marist poll released this week, 70% of registered voters who 
identify with the Tea Party opposed making cuts to either Medicare or Medicaid 
-- the government-run health programs for the elderly and the poor -- to help 
reduce the nation's deficit. Meanwhile, only 28% of tea partiers said they'd be 
willing to cut spending on those two programs.

Tea partiers were not alone in opposing Medicare and Medicaid cuts. An 
overwhelming 80% of all respondents said they opposed such cuts, with a majority 
of every demographic measured in the survey lining up against them.

...The Tea Party has led the charge to slash government spending, but the Marist 
poll suggests they're loathe to touch what amounts to about 20% of the entire 
federal budget.

The Marist poll was conducted April 10-14 among 1,084 registered voters 
nationwide. It has a margin of error of 3.0%.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/04/poll-70-of-tea-partiers-oppose-cuts-to-medicare-medicaid.php
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Paul Ryan Gets Booed By Constituents For Opposing Tax Hikes On Rich *
Benjy Sarlin | April 20, 2011, 2:37PM

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), architect of the House GOP's budget, drew a resounding 
chorus of boos at a town hall appearance in his district after touting the 
benefits of tax cuts for the wealthy.

In a video posted by ThinkProgress, an attendee at the event this week told Ryan 
that he believes the rich should pay higher taxes to help close the deficit and 
strengthen Social Security.

"The middle class is disappearing right now," he said. "During this time of 
prosperity, the top 1 percent was taking about 10 percent of the total annual 
income, but yet today we are fighting to not let the tax breaks for the wealthy 
expire?"

Ryan protested that "We do tax the top," before being drowned out by the 
audience's jeers.

Polls have shown increasing taxes on the wealthy enjoys strong public support 
across the political spectrum despite near-universal opposition from GOP 
lawmakers ... Ryan's budget proposal ... cuts taxes for the rich while making 
major cuts to Medicare and Medicaid.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/04/paul-ryan-gets-booed-by-consituents-for-opposing-tax-hikes-on-rich-video.php
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