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Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) is having a bit of a hard time selling his constituents on his plan to end Medicare in order to pay for more tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires:

A video posted by the liberal site Think Progress shows a back-and-forth between Ryan and a constituent who, according to the site, described himself as a "lifelong conservative."

Suggesting the middle class is "disappearing," the man says the top 1 percent of income earners is taking in a far greater share of income. He asks Ryan, the architect of the House GOP's 2012 budget, why "we are fighting to not let the tax breaks for the wealthy expire."

There's "nothing wrong with taxing the top because it does not trickle down," the man says.

"We do tax the top," Ryan replies, prompting hoots and boos from the audience.

Watch for yourself:

But Paul Ryan wasn't the only one getting an earful from his constituents. Check out how Sean Duffy tries to bamboozle voters in his district:

Finally, Rachel Maddow on her show from April 20th covered this growing uprising across the country to the Republican attempts at "fixing" our debt level:

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Update: This dissatisfaction with the Ryan plan is gaining steam across the nation. Watch what happens at this link:

http://www.wftv.com/video/27677949/index.html

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