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By Igor Volsky and Pat Garofalo
Throughout the 2012 presidential campaign, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) railed against the Medicare savings included in the Affordable Care Act, campaigned against President Obamas desire to increase marginal tax rates on the very wealthy, and promised that a Romney administration would offset the looming sequester.
But next week, just four months after losing the November election, Ryan plans to unveil a budget that incorporates many of the policies he campaigned against, since the very changes he opposed as a vice presidential candidate can now help him reach his goal of balancing the budget in 10 years and go a long way towards reducing the deficit:
1. Savings from Obamacare.
2. War savings.
3. Revenue from the fiscal cliff deal.
Ryans budget is also expected to include savings from the so-called sequester, which Ryan voted for but later opposed. During the presidential campaign, he claimed that its defense cuts are devastating, though after losing admitted, that $1.2 trillion in spending cuts, we cant lose those spending cuts.
DETAILS (w/Supporting Links): Paul Ryan Balances New Budget By Embracing Obama Policies