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Paul Ryan: ‘It Would Take Me Too Long’ When Trying To Explain Romney’s Tax Plan

Posted: September 30, 2012
Paul Ryan: ‘It Would Take Me Too Long’ When Trying To Explain Romney’s Tax Plan

Paul Ryan: 'It Would Take Me Too Long' When Trying To Explain Romney's Tax Plan

WASHINGTON- Paul Ryan promised yet again on Sunday that Mitt Romney’s tax plan would lower the tax rates for all Americans while remaining revenue-neutral. He promised this, however, he did not fully explain how they would be able to accomplish it.

According to the Huffington Post, the Obama campaign has continued to mock the Romney-Ryan ticket for not giving detailed information on how it would give Americans such large tax breaks without raising the deficit.

Paul Ryan stated in interview on Fox News Sunday, that Romney’s tax plan would drop taxpayers’ bills by 20% without costing a dime. He explained that it would be due to closed tax loopholes, but Ryan was short on specifics details when pressed by host Chris Wallace.

“You haven’t given me the math,” Wallace said said in response to Ryan’s answers.

“I don’t have the … It would take me too long to go through all of the math,” Ryan responded.

“But let me say it this way,” Ryan continued. “You can lower tax rates 20 percent across the board by closing loopholes and still have preferences for the middle class for things like charitable deductions, home purchases, for health care. What we’re saying is people are going to get lower tax rates and therefore they will not send as much money to Washington.”

Wallace showed a brief clip of President Barack Obama mocking the Romney campaign’s lack of details on the loopholes while on the campaign trail. The clip showed President Obama saying this:

“No matter how many times they tell you they’re gonna start talking specifics really soon, they don’t do it,” Obama said. “And the reason is because the math doesn’t work.”

The Tax Policy Center released a report saying that Romney’s tax plan would raise taxes on many middle-class Americans. The Romney campaign has dismissed this report as partisan.



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2 Archived Responses to “ Paul Ryan: ‘It Would Take Me Too Long’ When Trying To Explain Romney’s Tax Plan ”

  1. Rohinton Irani
    Sep 30, 2012

    Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney made a misstep when he described 47 percent of Americans as feeling entitled to government aid, his vice presidential running mate, Paul Ryan, said.

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    Story Link : http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-09-30/ryan-says-romney-47-percent-of-americans-remark-a-misstep.
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    Yeah….Mr Ayn Rand Jr…..

    Telling 47% of Hard Working/TAX PAYING CITIZENS to go F**K THEMSELVES!

    IS NOT MIS-SPEAKING! Paul….

    It's YOUR Boss TELLING His ILK….How he REALLY FEELS!

    4 MORE YEARS!
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    WILLARD ROMNEY:

    " Well, there are 47% of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. All right? There are 47% who are with him. Who are dependent upon government, who believe that– that they are victims, who believe that government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they're entitled to healthcare, to food, to housing, to you name it. But that's– it's an entitlement. And the government should give it to them. And they will vote for this president no matter what. "

    " And– and so MY JOB IS NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THOSE PEOPLE! I'll never convince them that they should take personal responsibility and care for for their lives. What I have to do is convince the 5% to 10% in the center that are independents, that are thoughtful, that look at voting one way or the other depending upon in some cases emotion. Whether they like the guy or not. "

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    Any Questions?

  2. Chas Holman
    Sep 30, 2012

    So Mr Ryan says he can't be inconvenienced to explain the plan and that it would take 'too long'.

    Well gee.. I am expected to spend more time and energy VOTING than the candidate is willing to spend telling me what he intends to do?

    No thanks, Mr Ryan and Mr Romney must be insane… Barack Obama, 2012~!