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On the recordApril 12, 2011
Ryan's plan is worse than doing nothing. The Congressional Budget Office looked at this and said, compared to doing nothing, the Ryan plan increases the debt even more over the first 10 years because he front-loads all these tax cuts for the rich.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Begala argues that Ryan's budget plan exacerbates the national debt.

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