Good News for Voters? The Paul Ryan Effect | Capital Commentary

Good News for Voters? The Paul Ryan Effect | Capital Commentary by Timothy Sherratt.  MGB: The fact is, however, that Ryan's Libertarianism, with the implicit belief that if we make things bad for the poor they will improve themselves, is not at all in line with Catholic social teaching (or the Gospel for that matter).  Ryan fails to see that seniors in nursing homes will be wards of the states for the remainder of their lives and must be treated with dignity.  Of course, unless the Obama campaign points out that fact, Ryan and Romney may get away with it.  Finally, if Ryan becomes a liability, it will like be too late to replace him, as CEO Romney would naturally be wont to do.  More on how the libertarian vision of the economy is not consistent with doctrine can be found at http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/cult-capitalism-1