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Americans. governor romney has not said what the plan is for paying for the $5 trillion in tax cuts just like he won't talk about what his tax returns have been or -- >> with all due reis spect, governor, first of all, governor romney made is clear in the debate and he was actually able to speak directly to the american people that he is not going to lower the burdening on up youer income individuals. we know that upper income individuals rely more heavily on deductions and he will give the relief on the middle class and it will be deficit neutral. one of the best lines of the debate was i hav...

Strokes vision about his tax plan. then the question becomes, how do you pay for it? you're going to cut taxes for everybody. it's going to be deficit neutral. you say you're going to close loopholes, deal with deductions, so let's talk about those deductions. you know, home mortgage deduction, charitable giving deduction, health care deduction. are you willing to tell the middle class -- >> tax deduction. >> are you willing to tell the middle class some of these are off the table? if you are, how do you pay for it? >> he's not going to. he has bucket, 17 grand. is that not good enough for you...

He know obama will show up and demand romney start providing details about, you want to cut taxes for everybody, deficit neutral, you say you'll deal with deductions and loopholes so let's talk about which deductions and loopholes. it's standard for the opponent to do that. is jim lehrer going to be there demanding and pressing for specific answers from romney that romney has refused to give in this campaign for obvious reasons because they would be politically poisonous if he gets into them. >> will jim lehrer hope the other guy will do it or will he see it as his primary responsibility as mo...

>> governor romney proposes cutting all tax rates by 20%, the top rate would become 28%. it's revenue neutrally a broad base means tax deductions will be trimmed to pay for the plan along with spending cuts and romney won't propose anything unless it's deficit neutral. >> it would be upper number americans that see the most significant scaling back of benefits of tax preferences. >> the campaign argues it would boost economic growth, a notion president obama rejects. >> it's not what most americans regardless of party believe will grow the economy. >> romney advisors say those responsible for ...

Predicated on using tax money to finance it. >> in fact, the obama plan raised 21 taxes. >> taxes on health care plans, on health insurers and medical device manufacturers. so he has a whole host of taxes to make this thing appear deficit neutral. >> analysts say they had 8% uninsured and romney focused only on fixing that unlike the federal plan. >> the federal law tries to change the entire health care system in one bill. >> another analyst, however, knows romney did get financial help from federal medicaid money. >> the federal government provided governor romney with hundreds of millions o...