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Math Responds To Romney
A lot of reporters and have checkers have gotten bamboozled by Mitt Romney’s ‘don’t worry I’ll make it work’ explanation of his tax plan. Now the folks who wrote the non-partisan analysis which caused all the hubbub are responding to Romney’s refusal to admit what his plan does. A few key portions …
Our conclusion was not a prediction about Governor Romney would do as President, it was an arithmetic calculation: all of the promises couldn't be met simultaneously without resorting to tax increases on households with income below $200,000.
........... it is time to take a new look at this discussion and help readers understand what is going on.
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Suppose Governor Romney said that he wants to drive a car from Boston to Los Angeles in 15 hours. And suppose some analysts employed tools of arithmetic to conclude that "If Governor Romney wants to drive from Boston to LA in 15 hours, it is mathematically impossible to avoid speeding." After all, the drive from LA to Boston is about 3,000 miles, so to take only 15 hours would require an average of 200 miles per hour. Certainly other road trips are possible -- but the particular one proposed here is not.
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You still can't drive cross country in 15 hours without speeding.
http://www.brookings.edu/research/opinions/2012/10/08-romney-tax-debate-gale
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2012/10/math_responds_to_romney.php?ref=fpblg
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