Oct 14, 2012

Missing details in Romney tax plan hidden in Ryan budget disaster



Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan have been widely criticized for not revealing the details of their economic plan. But if you pick up the trail of clues they have left all over the campaign trail, it leads to the Ryan budget, which has failed to be signed into law despite several attempts.

When pressed by reporters for details on their economic plan, both Romney and Ryan have said that the specifics would be worked out by congress in the future.

However, the details may have been worked out long ago in Paul Ryan's budget plan, which was called "terrifying" by Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon).

"Ryan says his budget cuts more than $5 trillion in the next decade," according to Ezra Klein's Washington Post Wonkblog.

Perhaps not by coincidence, Romney's tax cut plan, before offsets, costs about $5 trillion.

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