Romney says spending cuts hurt economic growth
Mitt Romney stepped on his message a bit Tuesday, and on attempts to draw attention to a forthcoming tax reform plan, by saying that spending cuts can damage the economy.
"If you just cut -- if all you're thinking about is just cutting spending -- why as you cut spending you'll slow down the economy, so you have to at the same time create pro-growth tax policies," Romney said during a town hall meeting in Michigan.
His comment drew attention from several news outlets and liberal blogs. MSNBC's "First Read" pointed out that Romney's remark represented "a rhetorical departure from the rest of the Republican Party, which has done battle with the Obama administration over the past year about the best course for economic growth."
"First Read" also quoted Andy Roth, vice president of the conservative Club for Growth, calling Romney's comment "hogwash."
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