Sources are listed below by sections in the infographic:
Sections 1 & 2 Analysis by ThinkProgress On Tax Cuts For Millionaires
Section 3 Why Seniors Could Pay $5,600 More For Health Care Under Ryan Plan
Sections 4 & 5 62% Of Cuts Come From Low-Income Programs
I designed this infographic to represent in stark terms what the Paul Ryan budget that the GOP is embracing with feverish fervor. It shows how the wealthy would benefit under the GOP plan, and how middle class and senior Americans get shafted with a greater financial burden through the cutting of safety net programs.
The cuts alone are a major reason as to why the elections in 2012 are so important. We need better Democrats in office to counteract the austerity fetish seen in Republicans and a few Democrats. The restrictive voter ID laws in many states are why I'm worried about getting better Democrats into office. We need to think locally, to broaden our outreach, and start conversations with our neighbors and friends to make them aware about what's at stake with these voter ID laws.
It's time to say no to plans like the Paul Ryan plan proceeding in the House, and in many state legislatures through the machinations of ALEC and their friendly Republican water carriers. We simply can't take any more of these drastic cuts to safety programs, education, and assistance programs.
We need them if we're to climb fully out of this recession. Cutting them would be pure insanity, but that's what the Republicans are doing.