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But former Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan doesn\u2019t think so, opting instead drastically affect the poor and working class.Food StampsIf Paul Ryan has his way, almost $1 trillion in cuts would be made to food stamps and other programs over 10 years. He explained by saying, \u201cBy cutting wasteful spending, strengthening key priorities and laying the foundation for a stronger economy, we have shown the American people there\u2019s a better way forward.\u201dIt puzzles this writer deeply to understand just what the \u201cbetter way forward\u201d can be if even more of the population can\u2019t feed itself. The food stamps program is by no means perfect, but it puts food in people\u2019s mouths: one of the basic necessities of life.ObamacareGone.If Paul Ryan has his way, the millions of Americans who are now insured\u2014and many of them with pre-existing conditions\u2014would no longer have healthcare coverage.Millions of Americans would be plunged into tens and hundreds of thousands of dollars of debt, suffer needlessly from basic health issues, and not be able to afford preventative care.Pell GrantsIf you can\u2019t afford college or university for your children, forget about them becoming educated unless they win a full-ride scholarship.If Paul Ryan has his way, the most a student could get from a\u00a0Pell Grant\u00a0would be $5,730, and that\u2019d be frozen for 10 years while academic institutions are allowed to hike up their tuition rates.This means that if students want to earn a degree, they\u2019ll either have to come from wealthy families, or put themselves very deeply in debt for the mere\u00a0chance\u00a0of a job. But while they\u2019re earning their degrees, they can\u2019t eat because the cuts to food stamps will be so deep. It also means students would be charged interest on their loans\u00a0while they\u2019re still studying.Medicare\/MedicaidMedicaid\u2019s expansion\u2014gone.Medicare\u2014Americans 65 and older would be forced into a voucher system where they\u2019d have to buy health insurance from private companies instead of healthcare paid for by the government. This private system excels by focusing on profits, not because providing decent healthcare is the goal.If you suffer from diabetes or malnutrition because your food stamps have been cut and you can\u2019t afford to eat properly, forget about seeking medical attention. It\u2019d probably be easier, faster and cheaper just to immigrate to Canada where they don\u2019t send you a hundred thousand dollar medical bill in the mail.DefenseThis is one area where Paul Ryan would increase spending, presumably to protect America against itself from poor people sinking deeper into poverty and retaliating.You take food and other essential life necessities away from people, and you\u2019re a razor thin line away from riots and civil wars. But you keep your citizens clothed, fed, educated and content, and you\u2019ve got a thriving society that looks out for one another.If Paul Ryan has his way, the budget will supposedly be balanced in 10 years, but that\u2019s probably because his idea of America doesn\u2019t include poor people to tip the scales any other way.To learn more about Paul Ryan’s proposed budget, visit:http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/04\/02\/us\/politics\/paul-ryan-budget.htmlhttp:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/politics\/2014\/04\/paul-ryan-budget-food-stamps-medicaid-block-grantshttp:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/plum-line\/wp\/2014\/04\/02\/morning-plum-will-paul-ryan-blueprint-hurt-gop-in-2014\/http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2014\/04\/01\/paul-ryan-budget_n_5069608.html"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/foodstamps.org\/Blog\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"ID","item":"https:\/\/foodstamps.org\/Blog\/\/ID\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"26","item":"https:\/\/foodstamps.org\/Blog\/\/ID\/\/26\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Paul Ryan Proposed Budget","item":"https:\/\/foodstamps.org\/Blog\/ID\/26\/paul-ryan-proposed-budget#breadcrumbitem"}]}]