Paul Ryan booed by Seniors in Wisconsin

August 12, 2012 | Filed under: Election 2012,Election 2012 Videos,Videos | Posted by:

Paul Ryan being booedThis video shows Paul Ryan being booed a group of senior citizens in his home state of Wisconsin.

The incident took place in April of last year at a town hall meeting in Milton, Wisconsin and was posted by ThinkProgress.

During a town hall meeting a constituent who described himself as a “lifelong conservative” asked Ryan about the effects of growing income inequality in our nation, noting that huge income disparities contributed to the Great Depression and the Great Recession. The gentleman went on to ask why the congressman was “fighting to not let the tax breaks for the wealthy expire.”

After Ryan argued argued against ”redistributing in this manner” the questioner went on to note that “there’s nothing wrong with taxing the top because it does not trickle down,” Ryan stated “we do tax the top.”

This response earned a chorus of boos from the audience.

You can see for yourself in the video below.  The audio is a bit difficult to follow so the transcript is provided beneath the video.

 

CONSTITUENT: The middle class is disappearing right now. During this time of prosperity, the top 1 percent was taking about 10 percent of the total annual income, but yet today we are fighting to not let the tax breaks for the wealthy expire? And we’re fighting to not raise the Social Security cap from $87,000? I think we’re wrong.

RYAN: A couple things. I don’t disagree with the premise of what you’re saying. The question is what’s the best way to do this. Is it to redistribute… (Crosstalk)

CONSTITUENT: You have to lower spending. But it’s a matter of there’s nothing wrong with taxing the top because it does not trickle down.

RYAN: We do tax the top.

AUDIENCE BOOS

Comments

  1. Patsy E says:
    August 12, 2012 at 9:22 pm

    This so made my day! I wish it had been recent, but because it did involve a conservative, it was still so “SWEET”! And he has NOT changed one bit since then!

    When McCain ran for president, he made the comment that HE knew how to get Osama. Well, if he knew why didn’t he do it without waiting for the election? And now, we have Romney, and the right wingers that are wealthy, stating “THEY” (including Trump) know how to create jobs, so why don’t they? Why do people have to wait? If they are so great at creating, then go do it!

    Ryan voted for the war, and now, Romney will push us into another one, and on top of that, he wants to cut help for the veterans. They are so evil! He, and Romney, will destroy our nation further; and the rich get richer and the poor will get poorer.

    Taking away voting rights, cutting help for the middle class on down, and insuring that the top get bigger paychecks; and if the bigger paychecks created jobs, then NO ONE should be unemployed!

    And I DID notice that Ryan will not appear in Florida with Romney ….hmmmmmmmmmm could this have something to do with the older folks on Medicare and SS they are trying to avoid?

    The new 3 “R’s”………..Romney, Ryan, Rich!