the wisconsin republican developed the plan, dubbed it "path to prosperity" with advice from alice rivland, former head of the non-partisan congressional budget office. budget chairman ryan's path to prosperity framework begins with posterity. item, roll back federal spending. whether it's green energy, solar, wind, et cetera, to farm subsidies and discretionary spending, and domestic and defense spending will be cut back to 2008 spending levels and frozen for five years. item, cut federal payrolls through hiring freeze% attrition. the federal workforce would be cut by 10%. item, reform medicare. for those today under the age of 55, that's today, medicare would be transformed to a system of "premium support" beginning roughly 10 years from now, in 2022, medicare would pay a portion of the premium for private health insurance plan chosen by the seniors themselves. item, reform medicaid. make it a bloc grant to the states directly. item, overhaul the tax code. business and individual tax breaks would be eliminated with top corporate and personal income tax rates, get this, capped at 25%. ove