Summary: Time for a lively debate on the program The Ryan budget made its debut in Congress and with it the inevitable debate Many seem to think that a combination of taxing the rich and a few spending cuts can bring the deficit debt problem under control This is naivet in the light of the numbers But what to cut Some propose caring for those less fortunate is paramount in fixing the deficit Is this even possible given the level of indebtedness Ronald Sider from Evangelicals for Social Action www evangelicalsforsocialaction org is author of Fixing the Moral Deficit A Balanced
