Everything you need to know about Paul Ryan's 2015 budget

13 Cards

EDITED BY Matthew Yglesias

2014-04-14 11:11:20 -0400

1. What is Paul Ryan's 2015 budget?
2. How did Paul Ryan's 2015 balance the budget?
3. Can I see those savings in one chart?
4. What did Ryan's budget propose for health care?
5. What did Paul Ryan's 2015 budget propose for education?
6. What does Paul Ryan's 2015 budget propose for Social Security?
7. What does Paul Ryan's 2015 budget propose for taxes?
8. What does Paul Ryan's 2015 budget propose for federal loan programs?
9. What does Paul Ryan's 2015 budget propose for the poor?
10. What would Paul Ryan's budget do to federal loan programs?
11. What else do I need to know beyond the numbers?
12. What did Democrats say about Paul Ryan's 2015 budget proposal?
13. How have these cards changed?

1. Card 1 of 13

   What is Paul Ryan's 2015 budget?

2. Card 2 of 13

   How did Paul Ryan's 2015 balance the budget?

   In theory at least, Ryan's budget includes neither increases nor decreases revenues, instead relying on $5.1 trillion in spending cuts over the course of 10 years — and some rosy economic assumptions — to balance the budget.

   A large share of those spending cuts — nearly $2.1 trillion — come from repealing the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Another chunk, nearly $1 trillion, comes from cuts to other mandatory spending at a variety of government agencies, like the Departments of Agriculture and Energy. And nearly $800 billion comes from interest savings. The budget also cuts more than $700 billion from Medicaid and $125 billion from food stamps. All in all, the bulk of Ryan's cuts come from programs that serve the poor.

   The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget has published a helpful list of Ryan's major cuts:

   

   Even with all these cuts, Ryan's budget doesn't quite balance over 10 years. So in a new addition to his budget, Ryan is assuming that his other changes will improve economic performance and thus boost revenues by about $75 billion in 2024, bringing his budget into balance.

3. Card 3 of 13

   Can I see those savings in one chart?

4. Card 4 of 13

   What did Ryan's budget propose for health care?

5. Card 5 of 13

   What did Paul Ryan's 2015 budget propose for education?

6. Card 6 of 13

   What does Paul Ryan's 2015 budget propose for Social Security?

7. Card 7 of 13

   What does Paul Ryan's 2015 budget propose for taxes?

8. Card 8 of 13

   What does Paul Ryan's 2015 budget propose for federal loan programs?

9. Card 9 of 13

   What does Paul Ryan's 2015 budget propose for the poor?

10. Card 10 of 13

    What would Paul Ryan's budget do to federal loan programs?

11. Card 11 of 13

    What else do I need to know beyond the numbers?

12. Card 12 of 13

    What did Democrats say about Paul Ryan's 2015 budget proposal?

13. Card 13 of 13

    How have these cards changed?