Speaking of Ayn Rand admirers, Paul Ryan has been lauded recently for his budget plan. He and his budget do not deserve it. James Fallows, in the Atlantic, takes it apart dispassionately in this post: The Brave and Serious Mr. Ryan.
I will give Ryan credit for coming up with a much more detailed budget than the GOP had put together previously. And no doubt it will be the starting point for further discussion, not the final material that will result in a budget, and I am sure he put it together with that in mind. That said, it is, as Fallows said, “gimmicky” and “partisan”. Something brave and serious would be neither of those things.
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