Romney rolls out plan to cut taxes

February 22, 2012 -- 5:20 PM
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign rally at Tri-City Christian Academy in Chandler, Ariz., on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Wed, 2012-02-22 17:20

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, struggling in the polls with just days left before a critical primary, announced a plan to drastically slash tax rates for all filers and end the use of many loopholes and deductions employed by the wealthy.

Romney's campaign team rolled out what they called a "flatter, fairer and simpler tax system," in a Wednesday conference call with reporters after the former Massachusetts governor announced the news in person to more than a thousand people who gathered to see him at a rally near Phoenix.

"I'm going to lower rates across the board for all Americans by 20 percent," Romney told the crowd in the suburb of Chandler.

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