David Harsanyi on Why No One Is Going to Close Any Tax Loopholes

The problem with Mitt Romney's tax plan is that keeping it revenue-neutral on paper can be achieved only by closing tax loopholes. Which loopholes? We don't know. Romney, as vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan explained, believes "the best way to do this is to show the framework, show the outlines of these plans and then to work with Congress to do this. That's how you get things done."

This might be solid political reasoning, writes David Harsanyi, but in reality, it's not going to happen. And the problem isn't that wealthy oil barons or special interest lobbyists love loopholes (they do); it's because we do.