Romney adviser Ed Gillespie was asked on Morning Joe what specific write offs were in Romney's tax plan. Willie Geist asked a hypothetical about a voter wondering who he would cast a vote for based on what loopholes were proposed.
Gillespie's response: "You can't govern from a locked in position like that so we're keeping it open."
In other words......there are no specifics. I thought the market lacked confidence because of uncertainty about taxation??? Crickets.
Romney's latest is a hypothetical fixed price basket into which you could throw [unspecified] write offs to include what Romney has mentioned so far as maybe mortgage interest deductions and charity donations.
I can tell you one thing, the mortgage deduction isn't going anywhere. The realtor lobby is the largest in the country and they're everywhere and state governments support the deduction. Realtors use it to close people on buying houses.
This vagueness must be challenged. What utter bullshit to assert that being specific would prevent you from governing.