Many readers insist that the CBO has found that Ryan's plan would make the debt and deficit worse. That's not accurate:
Under the extended-baseline scenario [meaning the law as currently written], debt held by the public is projected to rise from about 62 percent of GDP in 2010 to about 90 percent of GDP in 2050. Under the alternative fiscal scenario [meaning a scenario the CBO sees as likely], the ratio of debt to GDP is projected to rise to more than 300 percent in 2050 … Under the proposal, the ratio of debt to GDP would be significantly smaller over the long term–falling to 48 percent in 2040 and 10 percent in 2050.
How would the Democrats bring the ration of debt to GDP to 10 percent in 2050? When I hear that, we can work out a compromise. So far: crickets or demagoguery.
The Dish 