This Week With Christiane Amanpour - Great American Debate I 12-18-2011

Rep. Paul Ryan, George Will, Rep. Barney Frank, and Robert Reich.

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News & Politics

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• Christiane Amanpour
• Rep. Paul Ryan
• George Will
• Rep. Barney Frank
• Robert Reich
• poverty
• Great Recession
• long-term unemployment
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• layoffs
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• unemployment
• jobs

[DillonDee1]

We raised the taxes on the super-rich to pay for the Rev War & the War of 1812 & the Civil War & the 1st WW & the 2nd WW & the Korean War & the Vietnam War!

But we unfuckingbelievably LOWERED taxes on the super-rich during the Iraq War so they pay an income tax rate 1/2 that of the middle-class!

And Ryan wants to lower the taxes on the super-rich even more!

THIS IS INSANE!

[newdimensionfilms]

What did Barney do to his hand?

[newdimensionfilms]

I like how Christiane talks about a poll that asks do you think big government or big business is the problem in America, it almost makes you think there's a difference.

[newdimensionfilms]

Paul Ryan doesn't want less government in your life, he just wants his government in your life.

[mjgon64]

Ryan talks about too much Governmenbut what he fails to speak on is how he dumps on his district and his constituents which he had arrested for wanting to speak to him...Ryan will loose his position come November elections....

[wedgejt]

@Ethicalthinker "smart people"? shipping jobs overseas is a net positive as it raises the standard of living for more people through the introduction of cheaper goods. Cheaper goods (less money for clothes, cars, etc.) means more money for other things (rent, medicine, etc.) Should we subsidize inefficient jobs here by making us all pay more money? What jobs/industries should we keep - how do we set wages? Planned economies have ALL failed. By gaining productivity we can keep the jobs.

[wedgejt]

@lonelytrixter Total US 2010 domestic spending on healthcare $1.1 trillion, pensions (state, federal, etc.) $900 billion, education (state, federal, etc.) $887 billion, welfare $720 billion, interest on debts $300 million, defense $848 billion. you can parcel the stat the way you want (e.g. federal, non-discretionary only) - but the fact remains defense cuts are no where near enough. Entitlements are the heart of the problem.

[Ethicalthinker]

@wedgejt The free market is shipping good jobs abroad because why would corporations pay decent wages to citizens when they can get the same job done in the Far East for a bowl or rice?

Smart people know that pure capitalism is insane!

[Yayoballer]

Paul Ryan voted for medicare part D, keeps voting for these wars, and the bank bailouts, and talks like he cares about small government, what a joke.

[Yayoballer]

Frank and Reich by knockout!