Originally Posted By skinnerbox Paul Ryan gave an interview recently to David Brody of the Christian Broadcasting Network, where he openly stated the reason why he and Romney aren't detailing which tax loopholes they would close is because "... we want to get it done." <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/17/paul-ryan-tax-loopholes_n_1890790.html" target="_blank">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...790.html</a> <> Paul Ryan, Romney Campaign Stumble Over Questions About Which Tax Loopholes They'd Close Mitt Romney's campaign continued its trend Monday of refusing to specify which tax loopholes he and running mate Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) would close if elected, on the same day the campaign vowed to "reinforce more specifics" regarding what a Romney presidency would look like. The Republican presidential nominee sought to refocus the debate on the economy with the release of two new ads on Monday, after his campaign spent much of last week trying to mitigate the criticism he incited when he condemned President Barack Obama's handling of attacks on U.S. diplomatic missions in Egypt and Libya. According to campaign aides, the new push will include a series of speeches aimed at laying out more detailed plans for a Romney-Ryan administration. Romney will focus on job creation, energy independence and reducing the deficit, while Ryan will highlight plans to deal with the debt and deficit. But the specifics stop short when it comes to answering the looming tax loophole question, based on a new interview with Ryan released late Sunday night and a Romney campaign conference call held Monday morning to discuss the state of the race. Romney and Ryan have repeatedly stated that they would offset tax cuts for the wealthy by closing tax loopholes, without identifying which particular loopholes they would close. The new interview with Ryan, conducted by David Brody of CBN News, offers little variation on their standard response. Asked whether there's a reason he and Romney aren't naming specific tax loopholes, Ryan responded, "Yes because we want to get it done." He went on to explain that his 12 years of experience on the House Ways and Means Committee has made him "very familiar with how to make successful tax reforms take place." "We want to say this is our vision, lower tax rates across the board for families and small businesses and work on the loopholes that are enjoyed by the higher income earners, take away their tax shelters so more of their income is subject to taxation," Ryan said. "That lowers everybody’s tax rates. And we have to be able to work with Congress on those details, on how to fill it in and more to the point we don’t want to cut some backroom deal that they did with Obamacare where we hatched some plan behind the scenes and they spring it on the country." "We want to do this in front, in the public, through congressional hearings with Congress so that we can get to the best conclusion with a public participation," he continued. "That’s the process that works the best to ultimate success gets this done. That’s why we’re doing it this way.” <> More at the link. Compare this interview with the secret video of the Romney fundraiser. How could anyone make a logical argument, in light of what Romney was telling his wealthy donors at the fundraiser, that Paul Ryan is telling the absolute truth with this statement: "We want to say this is our vision, lower tax rates across the board for families and small businesses and work on the loopholes that are enjoyed by the higher income earners, take away their tax shelters so more of their income is subject to taxation," Ryan said. Those "higher income earners" are the ones Romney was bragging to about the Chinese factory he visited that Bain Capital acquired, that sounded eerily similar to a Russian gulag. Seriously, Ryan? You and Mitt are going to toast the tax loopholes for your most supportive campaign donors? We're not buying it, Ryan. Go away.
Originally Posted By andyll No... they want to tie unpopular loss of loopholes to the tax cuts so the democrats get crucified when they vote against them.
