Romney Flips On His Own Tax Plan, Admits He’d Give Huge Tax Break To Top 1 Percent

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http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/02/22/430890/romney-flips-on-his-own-tax-plan-admits-hed-give-huge-tax-break-to-top-1-percent/

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Upon unveiling the plan, Romney claimed that it would actually force the richest Americans to pay their fair share. Speaking of tax exemptions and deductions, Romney said, “For the high-income folks, we’re going to cut back on that, so that we make sure that the top 1 percent keeps paying the current share they’re paying or more.”

But when former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) attacked Romney at the GOP debate tonight, Romney admitted that his tax plan contained a massive tax cut for the wealthiest Americans:

SANTORUM: Governor Romney even today suggested today raising taxes on the top 1 percent, adopting the Occupy Wall Street rhetoric. I’m not going to adopt that rhetoric. I’m going to represent 100 percent of Americans. We’re not raising taxes on anyone.

ROMNEY: Number one, I said that we’re going to cut taxes on everyone across the country by 20 percent, including the top 1 percent. So that’s number one.

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[Autumn]

1. Well Duhh, he is the 1 Percent

of course he wants to give himself a tax break.

[BumRushDaShow]

2. And he did indeed

explicitly say "1%"!

[Neue Regel]

3. Video's a bitch, eh Mittens?

[Thrill]

4. I'm convinced Axelrod wants Mittens

to be the nominee

[Son of Gob]

5. Cut taxes by 20 percent?

What a fucking idiot.